pelvic fracture Archives - Emergency Medicine Cases

Ep 160 Geriatric Trauma 2 Rib Fractures, Pelvic Fractures, Prognostication, Elder Abuse, Discharge Planning

In Geriatric Trauma Part 2 we answer questions such as: what are the indications for transfer to a trauma center in older patients with rib fractures and why? Can we accurately prognosticate older trauma patients in the ED? How can we best engage family members in goals of care discussions for the older trauma patient? What are the risk factors for elder abuse that we need to be aware of in the ED? How can we best minimize the risk for recurrent falls and bounce backs for the older trauma patient who is discharged from the ED? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2022-10-29T17:43:01-04:00September 7th, 2021|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Special Populations, Trauma|Tags: elder abuse, falls, frailty scale, hip fracture, non-accidental trauma, pelvic fracture, rib fracture|2 Comments

EM Quick Hits 30 Scaphoid Fracture, Therapeutic Hypothermia, HEADS-ED, Pelvic Trauma, Kratom, Femoral Lines

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Arun Sayal on the nuances of assessment for scaphoid fractures, Justin Morgenstern on the evidence for therapeutic hypothermia post-arrest and the TTM2 trial, Sarah Reid on HEADS-ED mental health screening tool for children, youth and young adults, Andrew Petrosoniak on pelvic trauma and pelvic binder tips and pitfalls, Michelle Klaiman on what we need to know about Kratom and Anand Swaminathan on why femoral lines are often a great central line choice...

By Anton Helman|2021-07-13T11:16:50-04:00July 13th, 2021|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Resuscitation, Trauma|Tags: central line, femoral line, HEADS-ED, Kratom, pediatric depression screen, pediatric suicide risk assessment, pelvic fracture, pelvic trauma, scaphoid fracture, therapeutic hypothermia, TTM2|1 Comment

Episode 10 Part 2: Trauma Pearls and Pitfalls

In Part 2 of this episode on Trauma Pearls & Pitfalls Dr. Dave MacKinnon and Dr. Mike Brzozowski go through key management strategies and controversies surrounding head, neck, chest, abdominal, pelvic and extremity trauma, followed by a discussion on how best to prepare the trauma patient for transfer to a trauma centre.

By Anton Helman|2023-02-06T12:38:24-05:00January 11th, 2011|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Trauma|Tags: FAST, pan-scan, pelvic fracture, penetrating trauma, pneumothorax, POCUS|2 Comments