Initial Trauma Assessment
Initial Trauma Assessment: ATLS approach
Category Medical Specialty
Fat Embolism Syndrome
A syndrome caused by systemic embolisation of fat globules released into the circulation following trauma or surgical procedures
Facial Trauma
Those with facial injuries have a high chance of having other serious injuries: TBI; airway obstruction; pulmonary contusion; aspiration
Burns Literature Summaries
Burns Literature Summaries
CRRT circuit clot prevention
Steps in preventing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy circuits from clotting
Glucagon Therapy
Agonist at glucagon-specific Gs-protein coupled receptor, activates adenylyl cyclase resulting in increased [cAMP]i
Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity
Severe calcium channel blocker toxicity is highly lethal, as a result of cardiovascular collapse. Good outcomes can be achieved through aggressive treatment and provision of circulatory support
Exophthalmos DDx
Exophthalmos is abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs. Differential diagnosis
Shigeo Satomura
Shigeo Satomura (1919 - 1960) was a Japanese scientist. Designed and developed the Doppler Cardiograph, blood-rheograph and trasncutaneous flowmeter
Damage Control Resuscitation
Damage control resuscitation (DCR) is a systematic approach to the management of the trauma patient with severe injuries that starts in the emergency room and continues through the operating room and the intensive care unit (ICU). DCR involves haemostatic resuscitation, permissive hypotension (where appropriate) and damage control surgery
Major Haemorrhage in Trauma
Major Haemorrhage in Trauma
Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) in Trauma
Traditional ATLS teaching was that a digital rectal exam (DRE) is mandatory in trauma patients: “a finger or tube in every orifice”. This is no longer the case.