The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

He will soon be transitioning out of the US military after […] The post SGEM#420: I get knocked down, but I get up again – do I have a scaphoid fracture? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: November 2, 2023 Reference: Coventry et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2019

Background: Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) was first used 50 years ago in the Korean War but was not mentioned in emergency medicine literature until 1986. Clinical Question: What are the outcomes of trauma patients after REBOA placement? The evidence for REBOA is conflicting. Reference: Joseph et al.

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PHEM Cast

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Emergency thoracotomy in thoracic trauma: a review. Emergency Department thoracotomy for the critically injured patient: Objectives, indications, and outcomes. World Journal of Emergency Surgery; 2006: 1:4. Survival after Emergency Department thoracotomy: review of published data for last 25 years.

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EMDocs

JUNE 12, 2024

HypoCa is common in trauma patients and is associated with poor outcomes. We need RCTs to determine if Ca administration in trauma impacts mortality and other patient-centered outcomes. Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med J. Emerg Med J.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 16, 2022

BMJ 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Matt Schmitz, Pediatric Orthopedics, Adolescent Sports Medicine and Young Adult Hip Preservation Surgeon at San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. It’s Not Always Hammer Time first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. X-rays show severe, tri-compartment arthritis. Tricoci et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 10, 2022

One-year outcome of surgery compared with immobilization in a cast for adults with an undisplaced or minimally displaced scaphoid fracture: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. DISCLAIMER: THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS BLOG AND PODCAST DO NOT REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR THE US MILITARY.

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Critical Care Now

JULY 7, 2024

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial. Reading Time: 3 minutes Jansen JO, Hudson J, Cochran C, et al. 2023;e2320850.

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