Cardiology , Trauma

Blunt Cardiac Injury Manifesting as RBBB on Electrocardiogram

4/8/2021 Aya Itani, MD , Karla Canseco, MD , Jude Malican, MD, FACEP , Robert Goodnough, MD

The ED diagnosis of blunt cardiac injury is difficult, as trauma patients often have various concomitant injuries that may serve as distractors.

Trauma

A Case of Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumoscrotum Disguised as Angioedema

4/8/2021 Yue Jay Lin, MD , Kristin Carmody, MD, FACEP

Subcutaneous emphysema can be disguised as angioedema - as happened in this case that presented following a traumatic rib injury.

Trauma , OB/GYN , Hematology

Hemoperitoneum in a Reproductive-Age Woman

4/8/2021 Rolando Israel Castillo, DO , David Levy, DO , Adam Schwartz, DO

Hemoperitoneum during pregnancy is an emergent condition that places the mother and fetus at risk.

Critical Care , Trauma

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Can't-Miss Diagnosis and Management

12/1/2020 Blake Briggs, MD , Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn, MD, PhD

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a terrifying, relatively frequent cause of intracranial bleeding. It has a significant degree of morbidity and mortality - and therefore is a can't-miss diagnosis.

Trauma , Social EM , EMS

The Riot Trauma: What Injuries Should You Expect From Non-Lethal Police Weapons and Protests?

12/1/2020 Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM , Capt. Yev Maksimenko, MD, MA, DiMM, FAWM, FP-C

Protests have become a more common occurrence in 2020, and emergency physicians are seeing an increase in riot-related injuries in their hospitals. Become familiar with the weapons in the tactical and

OB/GYN , Trauma

Plus One: Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient

8/17/2020 R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, FACEPP , Youssef Annous, MD , Yasmin Hasbini, MD

Management of a pregnant trauma patient can be challenging, you must be aware of the anatomical and physiological changes of pregnancy in addition to the clinical implications these changes have in a

Trauma

Pressure! Pushing Down on Me, Pushing Down on You: The Underlying Danger of Pressure Washer Injuries

4/23/2020 Morgan Ritz, MD , Ana Davitt, MD

Although high-pressure injection injuries may only leave small superficial wounds, they can create widespread multilayer soft tissue injuries, deep-space infections, and lead to compartment syndrome.

Orthopedics , Trauma

Forearm Strangulation: An Interesting Cause of Compartment Syndrome

12/16/2019 Amy E. Mulcahy, PA-C, MS, PHPE , Brendan A. Mulcahy, DO, PHP, PA-C

Investigate the pressure of this tangled case of a patient with a limb-threatening injury at first discharged home in the absence of a fracture.

Toxicology , Disaster Medicine , Trauma

So I Watched CHERNOBYL… Now What? Revisiting Acute Radiation Syndrome

10/10/2019 Leslie Crosby, MD , Laura Roper, MD , Dorian Jacobs, MD

A targeted look at the effects of radiation sickness and what measures to take for decontamination and initial treatment.

Neurology , Trauma

Jackhammer Dissection

8/13/2019 Mary Katherine Montes de Oca , Zane P. Osborne, MD, MBA, FACEP , Sarah E. Fabiano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

If a patient presents with recent trauma, neck pain, headache or neck manipulation with signs or symptoms of stroke, cervical artery dissection should be considered.

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