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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In the context of a child with a head injury- what was the best GCS/ GCS on arrival of the crew? E: Exposure and Environmental Control: Fully expose to check for other life-threatening injuries while maintaining normothermia. In addition, consider if there are any signs of injury with ENT, neurological or respiratory symptoms.

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] 2021 Jan 1;32(1):37-43.

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2086 The value of emergency care data set (ECDS) presentation codes for predicting mortality and inpatient admission

Emergency Medicine Journal

Method and Design We conducted an observational retrospective cohort study on patients who visited ED in 2021. Abstract 2086 Table 1 Presentations Total first presentation over 2021 Total deaths (within 30 days ) Admission Admission (%) Percentage of deaths [CI ] INJURY OF SHOULDER/ARM/ELBOW/WRIST/HAND 8416 4 424 5 0.05[0.018