Thought I would share some trauma stuff that came up on recent shifts since it was class day today. Enjoy!
- A newer technique for reduction of shoulder dislocations – haven’t tried it yet but looks super-easy: http://www.foamem.com/2013/06/25/trick-of-the-trade-got-a-shoulder-dislocation-park-it/
- Knee dislocations – remember, >50% will spontaneously reduce upon presentation, so need to have a high index of suspicion, post from emDocs: http://www.emdocs.net/knee-dislocation-pearls-and-pitfalls/
- Particularly in the obese, podcast from EMRAP: https://www.emrap.org/episode/march2015/obesepatientand/
- Know how to work up your patient for genitourinary trauma? (Hint, the panscan is not sufficient) Check out these questions and answers from Life in the Fast Lane (and definitely read all the links to the Trauma Professional’s Blog for further details): http://lifeinthefastlane.com/trauma-tribulation-021/
