Trauma

Reading Time: 5 minutes Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. The EPIC TBI study produced evidence suggesting that with simple modifications, the care provided in the field by prehospital clinicians can have a substantial impact on outcomes associated with severe TBI.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can Delayed Peritoneal Resuscitation (DPR) improve mortality in trauma patients? Let’s take a look at the latest evidence.

Reading Time: 5 minutes How early does coagulopathy occur after trauma? Check it out in a review of a recent article from the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Bleeding control is an important component of trauma care. Here are the fundamentals.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Kcentra® is a 4-factor PCC that is primarily used for anticoagulation reversal. There are some minutiae that clinicians may be interested in knowing with how it is prepared, what it contains, how it is supplied, and finally how it is dosed.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Intravenous vitamin K can be given for warfarin reversal, although the exact dose may depend on the clinical scenario.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Trauma can be very intimidating for those who don’t perform it often. Here’s the basic initial approach to the primary survey.

Reading Time: 4 minutes What are the key components of an efficient and detailed EMS handoff? Dr. Seth Kelly brings in his prehospital expertise in this post.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do bigger chest tubes correlate with better patient outcomes than smaller tubes? Does size always matter?

Reading Time: 3 minutes In this first multi-post series, we will discuss the prehospital evaluation and management of trauma patients with rib fractures.