Trauma
News
Paper ED Discharge Instructions: Ready, Set, Delete?
Major Finding: Among the 51% of participants reached by telephone at 30 days, more than 50% across all health literacy levels preferred either a...
News
Abused Children Treated in ED at Risk of Return
Major Finding: In all, 3% of abused or neglected children treated in the emergency department will return with a second diagnosis of maltreatment...
Clinical Review
Pediatric Abdominal Trauma: Making a Difficult Diagnosis
The presentation of children with abdominal trauma varies widely, and initial exam findings do not always provide the information needed to make...
Clinical Review
5 Electrical Injuries: Risk Stratification and Treatment
Injuries caused by electrical exposure range from inconsequential to fatal, and the potential for harm is often underestimated. This article...
Clinical Review
Meeting the Emergent Challenge of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury is one of the most important diagnostic and treatment challenges faced by emergency physicians. The authors provide an up-to-...
Clinical Review
Meeting the Emergent Challenge of Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury is one of the most important diagnostic and treatment challenges faced by emergency physicians. The authors provide an up-to-...
Clinical Review
Rhabdomyolysis: Evaluation and Emergent Management
Rhabdomyolysis presents along a broad clinical spectrum, and it is especially prevalent in patients with acute traumatic injuries. If the syndrome...
Clinical Review
Emergent Management of Lightning Injuries
Lightning strike is a common environmental cause of death, and in those who survive, trauma injuries to various organs and systems are likely....
Clinical Review
Disaster Preparedness 10 Years After 9/11: The Experts Weigh In
Personal accounts of an ED in Lower Manhattan on 9/11, a Baghdad ED, and a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina offer practical lessons...
Article
Lower Extremity Pain
A man has severe pain in the right lower extremity. What do the radiographs show, and is additional imaging warranted?
Commentary
First Responders: The Never-Ending Challenge
Dr. Flomenbaum reflects on the mission shared by EPs and EMTs to rescue and treat the sick, the injured, and the incapacitated.