The Trauma Pro

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Unfortunately, losing any limb has a significant psychological impact on our patients’ physical and mental well-being. It does take some extra effort to apply a well-fitted early prosthesis. The prosthesis must be easy to remove for wound care and protect the stump from injury while weight-bearing.

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Soft Tissue Injuries Operations Wellness 113

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) is an umbrella organisation, with teams the final decider of how they operate. On the severest end of the spectrum, polytrauma was encountered in 7%, and concerns over a spinal injury in 7%. 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

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Answer : Extensor tendon laceration Epidemiology: Hand extensor injuries make up >25% of orthopedic soft tissue injuries 2, 3 Common in young men in manual labor Dominant hand more likely to be injured 4 2012 study on 86 patients reported 83% men with a mean age of 34.2 Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020;8(12):e3278.

EMS 78

EMS Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Ultrasounds 78

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They increase the risks of hypoxia and acidosis during the apneic period as well as hypotension and hypoperfusion caused by the abrupt transition from negative-pressure to positive-pressure ventilation (10). The ramped position helps displace these soft tissues anteriorly, reducing the risk of obstruction during laryngoscopy.

Emergency Department 66

Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Operations Airway Management 66

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. They do not understand rational or logical thinking.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40