Pelvic Binders
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.
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Pelvic Binders
Emergency Procedure: Pelvic Binders. Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.
Maurice Sokolow
Maurice Sokolow (1911-2002). American Cardiologist known for his development of ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (Sokolow-Lyon criteria)
CT Case 089
An 88-year-old lady presents to ED with progressive decline with a background of T2DM, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia.
August Bier
August Karl Gustav Bier (1861-1949) German Surgeon. Used Esmarch tourniquet forming the basis of his eponymous Bier block regional anaesthesia
Monteggia fracture
Monteggia fracture. Fracture of the proximal or middle third of the ulna with associated radial head dislocation/instability. GB Monteggia 1812
José Luis Bado
José Luis Bado (1903 – 1977) was a Uruguayan surgeon. Eponymously linked to the Bado classification of Monteggia fractures.
Riccardo Galeazzi
Riccardo Galeazzi (1866-1952) was a pioneering Italian orthopaedic surgeon. The eponymous Galeazzi fracture is named after him.
Giovanni Battista Monteggia
Giovanni Battista Montéggia (1762-1815) was an Italian surgeon. Eponym: Monteggia fracture (1812) ulna fracture, radial head dislocation
CT Case 088
A 42-year-old male has a collapse while at work. He has a GCS of 3 on arrival of the paramedics and is intubated on scene.
Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943) revolutionized medicine with the discovery of blood groups and the Rh factor, laying the foundation for modern transfusion and immunology.
Neuroimaging Cases 006
Subarachnoid haemorrhage. Neuroimaging case series. Images, text and cases collated by Teresa Crow MD (Emergency Medicine) and L. Erin Miller MD (Neurosurgery)