Episode 26 – Blunt Cardiac Injury: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management (Trauma CME)
EB Medicine
MARCH 1, 2019
In terms of radiography, a chest x-ray should be obtained as rib fractures, hemopneumothorax, and mediastinal free air are all things you wouldn't want to miss and are also associated with blunt cardiac injury. There are no specific guidelines for transfusion in the setting of blunt cardiac injury, so stick to your standard trauma protocols.
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