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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

Limitations of this study were that there were overall low injury severity scores and transfusion requirements which introduces a potential bias. One also has to keep in mind that this study occurred at Level 1 trauma centers and may not be applicable in critical access hospitals or lower leveled trauma centers.

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Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

ACEP Now

Emergency physicians have become leaders in achieving cost efficiency in health care, predominantly through implementation of new processes and research findings, enabling us to achieve significant financial savings. However, such a view overlooks two critical facts. Risk of brain tumor induction from pediatric head CT procedures.