Trauma Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/medical-specialty/trauma/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Tue, 20 May 2025 01:56:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Trauma Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/medical-specialty/trauma/ 32 32 124409178 Procedure: Nail bed repair https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/ https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283497 James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair

Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly

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Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.

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Emergency Procedure: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.

]]> https://litfl.com/thoracotomy/feed/ 1 265215 Pelvic Binders https://litfl.com/pelvic-binders-instructions/ https://litfl.com/pelvic-binders-instructions/#respond Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:10:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283276 Chris McLenachan and John Mackenzie Pelvic Binders

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.

]]> https://litfl.com/pelvic-binders-instructions/feed/ 0 283276 Pelvic Binders https://litfl.com/pelvic-binders/ https://litfl.com/pelvic-binders/#respond Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:41:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=264743 Chris McLenachan and John Mackenzie Pelvic Binders

Emergency Procedure: Pelvic Binders. Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.

]]> https://litfl.com/pelvic-binders/feed/ 0 264743 Network Five: Orthopaedics https://litfl.com/network-five-orthopaedics/ https://litfl.com/network-five-orthopaedics/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=263875 Pramod Chandru Network Five: Orthopaedics

Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 22 - Orthopaedics reviewing papers on vascular injuries from knee dislocations, distal radius fractures and all things pelvic binders!

]]> https://litfl.com/network-five-orthopaedics/feed/ 0 263875 Nail Gun Injuries https://litfl.com/nail-gun-injuries/ https://litfl.com/nail-gun-injuries/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=197940 Kane Guthrie and Mike Cadogan Nail Gun Injuries

Nail gun-related injuries are a serious occupational risk with potentially lethal outcomes. Nail guns were introduced in both industry and the general public back in 1959.

]]> https://litfl.com/nail-gun-injuries/feed/ 0 197940 Posterior Shoulder Dislocation https://litfl.com/posterior-shoulder-dislocation/ https://litfl.com/posterior-shoulder-dislocation/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=175093 Mike Cadogan Posterior Shoulder Dislocation

Posterior shoulder dislocations make up a small minority of total shoulder dislocation cases, accounting for 2-4% of presentations.

]]> https://litfl.com/posterior-shoulder-dislocation/feed/ 3 175093 Civilian First Aid https://litfl.com/civilian-first-aid/ https://litfl.com/civilian-first-aid/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 03:03:41 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=255716 Mike Cadogan Civilian First Aid

Videos to demonstrate simple lifesaving first aid skills to allow civilians in areas of conflict to potentially save the life of their fellow citizens

]]> https://litfl.com/civilian-first-aid/feed/ 0 255716 Fibrinogen Concentrate https://litfl.com/fibrinogen-concentrate/ https://litfl.com/fibrinogen-concentrate/#respond Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:43:01 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=259679 James Pearlman Fibrinogen Concentrate

Aka. RiaSTAP or Fibrinogen (Factor I) Concentrate DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS ADMINISTRATION / DOSING Intravenous (IV) PREPARATION PHARMACEUTICS GROUP / CROSSMATCH ADVERSE EFFECTS LOCATION OF ACTION MECHANISM OF ACTION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO CRYOPRECIPITATE Advantages Disadvantages RECONSTITUTION TIPS It is a bit of a PITA (pain in the ass) to reconstitute, DO NOT shake when the […]

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In situ simulation for Trauma Team Training by Chris Hicks. Managing difficult cases often doesn’t have anything to do with a lack of medical knowledge.

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SIM team demonstrate a Resuscitative Hysterotomy/ Perimortem Caesarean section on a pregnant female involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident.

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