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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 039 | Management of raised ICP

Emergency Medicine Ireland

This is part of Oh’s Manual Chapter 77 on head injury and we covered ICP monitoring before in number 20. This is part of Oh’s Manual Chapter 77 on head injury and we covered ICP monitoring before in number 20. . * Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast.

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CASE #6 UPDATE – FIND THE BLEEDING, STOP THE BLEEDING

Rural Doctors Net

I’d raise here the concept of his ‘anticipated clinical course’ – he’s going to OT and has airway injury that will likely progress – so you might as well intubate on these grounds alone. Sure he’s got a traumatic amputation – your tourniquet has arrested the bleeding, but there may well be more blood loss.

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

Emergency Medicine Journal

Drowsy (11.97%), Hypothermia (13.04%) and Cyanosis (10%) were also high risk categories. Abstract 2086 Table 1 Presentations Total first presentation over 2021 Total deaths (within 30 days ) Admission Admission (%) Percentage of deaths [CI ] INJURY OF SHOULDER/ARM/ELBOW/WRIST/HAND 8416 4 424 5 0.05[0.018 HEAD INJURY 3493 22 382 10.9

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

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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. You will be running the show today, and you want to use your preparation time well. They had been enjoying a celebratory dinner following their safe return from a trip to the Amazon rainforest.