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In a retrospective study published in journal Paediatrics, broader use of skeletal surveys may help diagnose physical abuse of children.
In this study, 703 skeletal surveys were performed during a 4-year period.
The data collected for the study was [Read more...]
Splinting is an important step in management of fractures of long bones. Splints aim at providing the pain relief to the injured area by immobilizing and prevent further injury.
This video demonstrates very well how to apply splint to forearm bone fracture.
This video from Oxford University demonstrates how to perform the initial assessment of a patient with suspected traumatic injury. This video is part 2 of a muti-system injury scenario (airway compromise, tension pneumothorax, bleeding and head injury).
This video from Oxford University demonstrates how to perform the initial assessment of a patient with suspected traumatic injury. This video is part 1 of a muti-system injury scenario (airway compromise, tension pneumothorax, bleeding and head injury).
A new survey has highlighted the findings that there is variation in application of available guidelines by general surgeons for management of children with blunt splenic trauma.
Only one in five general surgeons have been reported to be very familiar with the guidelines.
AS per current guidelines from Eastern Association for the Surgery of Children and the American Pediatric Surgery Association, it is recommend that non-operative management of blunt splenic trauma should be carried when children are hemodynamically stable. [Read more...]
A nice video that explains basic facts of traumatic brain injury.
The facts discussed are
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
What are the types?
How are they classified?
What is the long term prognosis?
What are the symptoms?
How is diagnosed?
How often is TBI misdiagnosed?
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Honda Accord is sliced by a pole to the point that the car is suspended above ground. Solo driver is extricated and airlifted to a Trauma Center and survives with extremity fractures. He was allegedly intoxicated.
The video shows the extrication process.
Vehicle extrication is the process of removing the vehicle from around a person that has been involved in a motor vehicle accident, when conventional means of exit are impossible or inadvisable.Extrication involves utilizing chocks and bracing for stabilization and hydraulic tools.
The basic extrication process consists of [but not limited to] six steps: [Read more...]
Lopg rolling by two persons is much better than that by single person.
Here is a nice video explaining log rolling maneuver by two persons
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