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Pelvic Fracture Intervention And Venous Thromboembolism Risk

The Trauma Pro

Earlier this year, I wrote a series of posts on the two commonly used pelvic fracture interventions: preperitoneal packing (PPP) and angioembolization (AE). Patients with pelvic fractures are already at high risk for it. DVT was detected using duplex ultrasound, and PE was detected by CT angiography. DVT, and 1.9%

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Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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Point-of-care ultrasound-guided versus standard reduction of displaced distal radius fractures in the emergency department: a randomised controlled clinical trial

Emergency Medicine Journal

Background During closed reduction of displaced distal radius fractures, physical examination is used to determine the need for further manipulation before radiographic confirmation and cast application. Manipulation performed under ultrasound guidance has the potential to decrease the number of reduction attempts. to 6.45).

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SHoC-ED & the Erector Spinae Block

Ultrasound Gel

In October 2018, an all-star group met during the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine annual conference to talk about point-of-care ultrasound. In part 1 of 2, the group talks about the landmark original SHoC-ED trial and performing the erector spinae plane block for rib fractures.

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SGEM#249: Ace in the Hole – Confirming Endotracheal Tube Placement with POCUS

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Ann Emerg Med 2018. Ann Emerg Med 2018. You have a colleague in the room who is proficient at ultrasound and asks if there is a role for bedside ultrasound in this situation. Date: March 12th, 2019 Reference: Gottlieb, Holladay and Peksa. He hosts a great #FOAMed blog and podcast called TOTAL EM.

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Twisting and Turning - Ankle Injuries in the ED

Taming the SRU

Ankle fractures are the third most common fracture in the ED [2] and more than 20,000 patients are seen in the ED for ankle sprains each day [3]. traumatic axial loading with calcaneal fractures, pilons, and vertebral compression fractures) [5]. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation [Image 2].

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Grand Rounds Recap 1.3.24

Taming the SRU

Additionally, ED boarding is a now a larger factor than in 2018. Physicians believe the biggest factors contributing to ED violence are a lack of adequate punitive consequences toward the attacker and the absence of adequate protective mechanisms for staff. It usually takes 4-6 weeks for a coronary artery to heal from dissection.

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