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LITFL-Library 340

Books in the FASTLANE

5 books recommended for emergency and critical docs by the LITFL R&R crew with the theme 'Reading for kicks and giggles, sometimes amidst despair and darkness'.

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A Motorcyclist’s Irreparable Injury

aka Trauma Tribulation 008 A 26 year-old male was BIBA after falling off his stationary motorbike at a set of traffic lights. C-spine precautions were removed following palpation of his neck and assessment of his sphincter tone. Initially, his only…

Medicina d’Emergenza Diagnosi e trattamento

Medicina d'Emergenza Diagnosi e trattamento - La quinta edizione di questo manuale, un vero successo internazionale, è stata completamente aggiornata ed ampliata, con l’intento di includere le più recenti linee guida basate sull’evidenza in medicina di urgenza e di emergenza

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Trauma and Pregnancy Redux

One of the patients seriously injured in a multi-vehicle pile up is pregnant. What are the implications for radiological imaging and decision-making in trauma management?

Emergency Musical Interlude

EMI 032 Living Arrhythmias

The arrhythmia learning construct was based on 'Living Arrhythmias', a film by Dr John C Grammar MD FACC and Michael M Dehn made in 1980.

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Trauma and Pregnancy

One of the patients seriously injured in a multi-vehicle pile up is pregnant. What are the implications for trauma management?

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Roman Breastplate

Burns were sustained by a 35 year-old man from a house fire. They are extensive and severe, affecting his trunk and upper limbs. He undergoes escharatomy.

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A Fiendish Finding

A 21 year old female presents with acute onset of unrelenting abdominal pain and vomiting four years after a major motor vehicle accident. A chest X-ray is performed: