Category LITFL
Ruling the Resus Room 340

Does Roc rock? Does Sux suck?

So, what are you gonna use for this rapid sequence intubation --- roc or sux? Can you answer the hard questions to determine once and for all, whether roc rocks and sux sucks or if it should be the other way around?

Ruling the Resus Room 340

He simply looks sick…

A 60 year-old man simply looks sick. The diagnosis is unclear. He is about to crash. What are you going to do in the emergency department?

Francis John Shepherd (1851-1929) 340

Francis J Shepherd

Francis J. Shepherd (1851-1929) British/Canadian Surgeon eponymously associated with Shepherd's Fracture - lateral tubercle of the posterior talar process

Carl-Axel Cedell (1932-2021) 680

Carl-Axel Cedell

Carl-Axel Cedell (1932-2021) Swedish Orthopaedic Surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with the Cedell fracture - medial tubercle of the posterior talar process

Hugh Owen Thomas (1834 – 1891) 340

Hugh Owen Thomas

Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891) was a Welsh Orthopaedic Surgeon. Thomas knee splint (1865); Thomas Test and Thomas wrench for bonesetting

Once Were Warriors 340 1

Once Were Warriors

Blood slowly dripped from two linear slits on the left side of the man's chest. He focused on the doctor with a wide eyed stare and spoke in an anxious whisper: "Doc, don't let me die... don't let me die, doc."

EBM Gone Wild snow 340

Treating serious frostbite

Frostbite isn’t just limited to climbers. Many people live in climates where the homeless, mentally ill, or alcoholic patients spend the night outside and have the possibility of developing frostbite. Failure to diagnose or appropriately treat frostbite can lead to…