The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 10, 2022

DISCLAIMER: THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS BLOG AND PODCAST DO NOT REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR THE US MILITARY. We mentioned x-rays were unreliable as well to rule-out a scaphoid injury. Other imaging modalities like bone scan, ultrasound and CT scan have been used but found to be lacking in accuracy.

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Operations Fractures Military Emergency Department 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 31, 2021

Needle thoracostomy is subject to several complications compared to a tube thoracostomy primarily due to the shorter length of the needle as well as the smaller lumen, so site selection has focused on finding a short distance and a site unlikely to kink or get dislodged.

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Military Ultrasounds EMS Wellness 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Trimble, BVMs] Many physicians of this era had experience of WWII and Korean War military medicine; they were joined by younger men who used GI Bill benefits to enter medicine, and then honed their skills in Vietnam. Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care: WWII and Korean War military medical experience and progress.

Emergency Nursing 40

Emergency Nursing EMS Resuscitation Military 40

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

The primary outcome was 30-day mortality with secondary outcomes of 1-year functional neurological outcome based on GCS as well as hospital length of stay. If the trauma center performed screening ultrasounds to evaluate for asymptomatic DVTs, they were not included in this study. 67% received TXA. J Thromb Haemost 2019;17:852-862.[

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Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52