Trauma
Clinical Review
A Pain in the...Arm
A toxic exposure injury in a metal shop results in severe extremity pain for a 55-year-old man. A 55-year-old man with an unremarkable medical...
Article
A Snowstorm, a Shovel, and a Thumb in the Eye
A 48-year-old man presents to the ED after a fall while shoveling snow. He states that when he fell, his left thumb entered his left eye. He...
News
Hydroxyethyl starch riskier in acute fluid resuscitation
Major Finding: Mortality risk was significantly higher for patients receiving fluid resuscitation using hydroxyethyl starch than for patients...
Clinical Review
Fish "Sticks"
A toxic exposure in a home aquarium results in sudden, excruciating pain for a 48-year-old man. A 48-year-old man with a history of diabetes is...
News
VIDEO: Full-face motorcycle helmets and head injuries
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ED troponin testing called big time saver
Major Finding: Switching from troponin measurement in the hospital’s central laboratory to point-of-care troponin I testing in the ED for patients...
News
Doctors Need More Resources to Manage Pediatric Concussion
Major Finding: Although 91% of pediatric and emergency providers reported caring for at least one concussed patient in the past 3 months,...
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Kids' Outcomes Equal Across Pediatric, Adult Trauma Centers
Major Finding: In-hospital mortality for children aged 0-14 years was twice as high for those treated at mixed centers as for those treated at...
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Standardize Communication to Reduce Medical Errors
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Cheerleader Injury Rates Prompt AAP Statement
Law & Medicine
Was the Correct Imaging Performed After a Motor Vehicle Accident?
This month’s column examines the malpractice case and the criteria for imaging decisions based on NEXUS and the Canadian C-Spine Rule.