Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

We discussed some practices to push learners outside of their comfort zone and promote learning, based on their level as well as their goals for the shift. The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.) shows that most will improve with empiric antibiotics.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

Mind The Bleep

MAY 1, 2024

If the limb is pale and pulseless this needs urgent referral to vascular as well as orthopaedics and the fracture needs reducing immediately. Appropriate first line management will help protect and resuscitate the soft tissues and keep the fracture still either to allow healing or until definitive management (operative fixation) is possible.

Fractures 52

Fractures Head Injuries Documentation/Coding Dislocations 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

4,5 High voltage injuries can throw a victim from the electrical source, lead to falls, and cause forceful tetany with spinal hyperextension injuries or joint dislocations. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia. His ECG was unremarkable.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 11, 2024

Acute knee dislocations are rare orthopedic injuries that have high morbidity and need to be recognized quickly by the emergency physician; if unrecognized or inadequately treated, these injuries can lead to vascular and limb compromise (1,2). Knee dislocations make up less than 0.5% Knee dislocations make up less than 0.5%

Dislocations 108

Dislocations Emergency Department Fractures Operations 108

EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

4 This is the framework the ED resuscitationist should be operating under, as hemodynamically unstable pelvic trauma patients require a different approach compared to stable patients who will undergo CT, routine pelvic fixation, and definitive surgical repair. Figure 2: Open book pelvic fracture. Figure 5: Pelvic binding with a sheet.

Fractures 66

Fractures Resuscitation Operations EMS 66

Taming the SRU

MAY 22, 2023

Use your exam to guide your initial management as well as your imaging decisions and differential diagnosis. Abnormal neurovascular findings suggest injury to nearby structures (nerves and blood vessels) from dislocations, bony trauma, or increased compartment pressures. Respect, but do not rely upon, the mechanism. Range all joints.

Fractures 77

Fractures Dislocations Operations Radiology 77

Taming the SRU

MAY 23, 2023

BACKGROUND Foot injuries are common and can have significant implications for a patient’s well-being, functional capacity, and finances. Use your exam to guide your initial management as well as your imaging decisions and differential diagnosis. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation. Range all joints.

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Fractures Dislocations Operations EMS 57