Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 2, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Strangulation Injuries
You are on duty in the ED when the paramedics bring in a patient from the county jail who had tried to hang himself. When the patient arrives, you are told by the accompanying guard that the patient was found with a tightly twisted bedsheet around his neck and looped over the bedpost of the metal bunkbed. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 19, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Computed Tomography and Radiation: Weighing the Risks
Utilization of computed tomography (CT) scans has increased markedly in the past decades. It is estimated that more than 75 million scans are performed annually in the United States, compared to only 3 million in 1980. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 19, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 2010 Issue in PDF
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Common Orthopedic Injuries in the Pediatric ED Part II
Although lower extremity fractures are much less common than upper extremity fractures in children, the correct diagnosis and management of this type of injury is critical. In the second part of this series the authors review common lower extremity fractures, fractures common in abused children and the diagnosis and treatment of radial head subluxation. Children are much more likely to sustain fractures rather than ligamentous injuries and identification of injuries and timely management will maximize an optimal outcome. Awareness of certain unique pediatric fractures such as the triplane juvenile fracture and the juvenile Tillaux fracture will allow for prompt treatment and referral. The authors also provide a table encompassing guidelines for ED management and treatment of common pediatric orthopedic injuries. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 5, 2010 Issue in PDF
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The Coagulopathy of Major Trauma and Massive Transfusion
The quiet of your slow night shift is suddenly broken when three young adults arrive by local ambulance. All three were unrestrained victims in a single-vehicle rollover. Amid the airways, lines, tubes, radiographs, and calls to the regional trauma center, you notice that blood continues to drip from orifices and open wounds. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 5, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format