Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) is an umbrella organisation, with teams the final decider of how they operate. Your skills as a doctor need to be different to your hospital role or abilities. What illnesses or injuries do we see? Team equipment, procedures, training schedules/frequency, and skill mix vary between teams greatly.

Soft Tissue Injuries 52

Soft Tissue Injuries Seizures Ambulance Services Teamwork 52

Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

What are the next best steps for evaluation and treatment of his injury? Figure 1: Knee laceration Background Traumatic arthrotomy is defined as a soft tissue injury over a joint that penetrates the joint space. Definitive treatment is joint wash out in the Operating Room. Reporting 10/10 pain over the laceration.

Soft Tissue Injuries 52

Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures Sepsis Documentation/Coding 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. CRIES ( Table 1 ) was validated for post-operative patients; to adapt its use for the ED, the most conservative approach is to substitute “preoperative baseline” with normal range for age.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 10, 2023

Soft tissue injuries are also very common and can also occur as children explore the world in younger years often trapping digits in doors and through accidents during play and sporting activities. Source: Fingertip Injuries & Amputations _ Wounds made along the green lines will probably heal on their own.

Fractures 52

Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Emergency Department Operations 52

Mind The Bleep

JANUARY 24, 2025

Events of the injury which include: Mechanism (crush, sharp, penetrating, fall) gives an idea of the energy involved, the extent of injury, trapped foreign bodies and potential collateral injury to surrounding structures. Pre-hospital management including intubation, IV fluids, cardiac monitoring, analgesia etc.

Dislocations 52

Dislocations Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Infectious Diseases 52