A 68 yo male arrives after a motor vehicle collision in which he was the restrained driver of a T-boned car. His only complaint is left hip pain. No problem right? Wrong.
You are working in a community Emergency Department overnight when you get a call from EMS that they are bringing in a family that was involved in an MVC.
Dr. Cesar discusses facial trauma.
80-year-old male PMHx Osteoarthritis, HTN, DM, COPD presenting to the ED after a mechanical fall.
Dr. Cesar discusses head trauma.
With several anticoagulants now on the market, one needs to be well versed in the various reversal options in the setting of lifethreatening bleed (or if supratherapeutic on coumadin). Here's your quick review.
You are called to the trauma bay to evaluate an 18 yo male involved in an MVC. Your nurse tells you that he seems ok but keeps repeating himself. You wonder what injuries you should be concerned for and what your diagnostic approach should be as you enter the patient's room.....
Do you feel like you pour your heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears into your fracture/reductions and still come up short? Does the orthopedics consultant always want to "re-do" your attempt? Here is a repost of a podcast interview between former Cooper EM resident Patrick Sheehan, former Cooper Orthopedics Resident Joseph Legatol on how to get a perfect reduction. Inside the interview are 5 tips on positioning yourself for success. Also included is a video of Dr. Sheehan giving an example of "exaggerating the injury" of a distal radius fracture for a more successful reduction.
Independently interpreting plain film imaging is an essential skill for the Emergency Medicine provider. Among the most notorious of injuries likely to be missed is the Maisonneuve fracture. In this post we demonstrate the "can't miss" imaging findings to ensure that you don't make the mistake of thinking this is "just an ankle sprain!"
