Here’s a quick, 3 ½ minute video for physicians and paramedics on how to decompress the chest when you suspect…
Today’s post is another review of some of the practice guidelines published by the Eastern Association for the Surgery of…
The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) has been at the forefront of trauma practice guideline dissemination for…
One of the most common requests I get is to provide more detailed content on Trauma Performance Improvement! To that…
The intraosseous access device (IO) has been a lifesaver by providing vascular access in patients who are difficult IV sticks.…
The standard of care in vascular access in trauma patients is the intravenous route. Unfortunately, not all patients have veins…
Source: The Trauma Professionals’s Blog
In my last post, I reviewed the classic, “old-timey” subxyphoid approach to the pericardial window procedure for trauma. Today, I’ll…
In this two-part post, I’ll describe two ways to perform a pericardial window for trauma. The pericardial window should be…
Here’s one last abstract to consider before the EAST meeting kicks off this afternoon. Every trauma center must have a…