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Managing raised intracranial pressure in severe traumatic brain injury – the basics

Don't Forget the Bubbles

It occurs when a mechanical force to the head injures the brain. This can be from the brain hitting the skull, shear forces from sudden acceleration and deceleration, or direct injury at the point of impact. The severity of head injuries can be classified according to the GCS.

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Whilst you were busy managing head injuries and drownings, Ranulf had been out with a group of boys from school this evening. Interim results presented earlier this year show that REBOA performed within the Emergency Department increased mortality. c) Or, do both?

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

Emergency Medicine Journal

Aims and Objectives Early identification of patients at higher risk of death and hospital admission is an important problem in emergency departments. Drowsy (11.97%), Hypothermia (13.04%) and Cyanosis (10%) were also high risk categories. 0.018 , 0.12] INJURY OF HIP/LEG/KNEE/ANKLE/FOOT 7427 15 653 8.8 RASH 935 1 109 11.7

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.