Articles Tagged With: trauma
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Update on Pediatric Facial Trauma
Pediatric facial trauma is common, and clinicians require an understanding not only of common injury patterns, but also of recommended diagnostic strategies and evidence-based management approaches.
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Pediatric Trauma 2026 Is Here!
The latest installment in an award-winning series, Pediatric Trauma 2026: Procedural Sedation, Pain Control, and Trauma Care Essentials facilitates excellence by covering the latest scientific information on caring for children who present with traumatic injuries. Perfect for pediatric trauma programs, this book provides 18 hours of pediatric trauma-specific CME/CE credits, meeting the yearly requirements for trauma-certified professionals.
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Using Ultrasound in the Care of Pediatric Trauma Patients
Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients in the United States, with the majority of cases resulting from blunt mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents. Early diagnosis of life-threatening injuries is critical, and ultrasound has emerged as a valuable point-of-care tool that offers rapid, noninvasive, and radiation-free assessment at the bedside.
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Pediatric Genitourinary Trauma
Although genitourinary trauma is uncommon, it can have devastating consequences, both physical and psychological. Clinicians need to be prepared with the knowledge needed to optimize the outcome for each child with trauma to this very sensitive area.
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Mass Casualty Incidents
Mass casualty incidents are frightening and challenging for both victims and the healthcare professionals who must provide the highest level of care to the most individuals possible, often in uncertain environments. The authors review critical aspects of mass casualty incidents and the latest evidence regarding optimal care and management for patients and staff.
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Airway Management in Trauma
Rapid assessment and management of the airway in trauma patients is critical, and timely, decisive, and skillful intervention often can make the difference between life and death. Every emergency medicine physician must have an escalating stepwise approach to securing even the most difficult airway. The authors comprehensively review the initial airway assessment, basic and advanced methods and techniques for establishing a definitive airway through endotracheal intubation and surgical airways, airway adjuncts, medications selection, and strategies to address specific factors that complicate airway management in trauma.
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Post-Traumatic Epilepsy and the Risk of Dementia
A subset of people with head injury will develop post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE). This prospective cohort study demonstrated a 4.5-fold increased risk of dementia in those with PTE compared to people without head trauma or epilepsy, and that this risk exceeds that observed in people with head trauma or epilepsy alone.
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Pediatric Pain Control
The fast-paced environment of the emergency department, unfamiliar faces, and noisy surroundings can create challenges when taking care of a child in pain, especially a child who has experienced a traumatic event. Management of pain in pediatric patients requires special considerations because of the unique physiological and psychological needs of children.
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Pediatric Trauma 2025 Is Here!
The latest installment in an award-winning series, Pediatric Trauma 2025: Quality Care for Serious Pediatric Injuries facilitates excellence by covering the latest scientific information on caring for children who present with traumatic injuries. Perfect for pediatric trauma programs, this book provides 18 hours of pediatric trauma-specific CME/CE credits, meeting the yearly requirements for trauma-certified professionals.
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Taking a Deep Dive into Diving
This article describes the various gas laws that govern underwater physiology and common underwater trauma and mishaps.