Traumatology
All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma - Kazuo Ishiguro
image by: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
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Yet Another One: The Eleventh Law of Trauma
If you have followed this blog for any period of time, you are aware of the skepticism I bring to bear when I am reading new material or learning of new ideas. Why is this? Because it is very difficult in this day and age to ascertain the veracity of anything we see, hear, or read.
This is not new compared to, say, a hundred years ago. The media were a bit different, but the underlying issues were the same. There have always been two major factors at play: information overload and the biases built into our human brain operating system.
There is a huge body of new information in every field that is being produced every year. Given the pressures that most…
Resources
What It Was Like to Be a Surgeon in Las Vegas’ Busiest Trauma Unit After Sunday’s Massacre
I didn’t expect this volume. I didn’t expect to see 214 people show up.
What? Still Using MRI for Cervical Spine Clearance?
Cervical spine clearance as evolved considerably over the years. First, there were five views of the spine using plain radiography. Then there were three. Then we moved to CT scan with clinical clearance. And currently, many institutions are relying only on CT. But MRI has been used as an adjunct for quite some time.
As Real As It Gets
The evolution of trauma care and emergency medicine...born on the battlefield, trauma care came of age during the turbulent 1960s, when the lessons learned in the Korean and Vietnam confl icts were brought back to the United States to treat trauma on the home front.
History and development of trauma care in the United States
Until recently the development of systems for trauma care in the United States has been inextricably linked to wars. During the Revolutionary War trauma care was based on European trauma principles particularly those espoused by the Hunter brothers. Surgical procedures were limited mostly to soft tissue injuries and amputations. The American Civil War was remarkable because of the contributions that were made to the development of systems for trauma care.
Medical Helicopters - Are They Worth the Risk?
Medical transport by air remains controversial primarily because of its cost and dismal safety record! Do medical helos really make a difference?
Yet Another One: The Eleventh Law of Trauma
It’s time to flip the algorithm to: Learn something new —> verify it —> believe it.
Trauma Centers U.S.
Find your nearest Trauma Center U.S. only.
Trauma MedEd
Your source for quality trauma educational content.
The Trauma Pro
Up to date info for trauma professionals, everywhere.
The Trauma Professional's Blog
The Trauma Professional's Blog provides information on injury-related topics to trauma professionals. It is written by Michael McGonigal MD, the Director of Trauma Services at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN.
Trauma System Agenda for the Future
Trauma systems will possess the distinct ability to identify risk factors and related interventions to prevent injuries in a community, and will maximize the integrated delivery of optimal resources for patients who ultimately need acute trauma care.
AccessSurgery
Where top surgeons begin. AccessSurgery® from McGraw-Hill Medical is an integrated online resource that provides medical students, surgical residents, and practicing surgeons with quick answers to surgical inquiries from trusted sources.
Primary Trauma Care Foundation
PTCF is an organization set up by clinicians to train Doctors and other Health Care Professionals in the management of the severely injured patient.
Trauma, Critical Care
The program offers comprehensive continuing education in the treatment of critically ill and injured patients, stressing current basic and cutting edge guidelines and technology for evaluation, diagnosis, and management. The course is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of those caring for ill and injured patients in rural, urban, and suburban hospitals.
ATLS
ATLS was developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) and was first introduced in the US and abroad in 1980.
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