https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4115/
The American College of surgeons put out a nice position statement regarding screening trauma patients for mental health and substance use disorders. This Pearl gives a brief overview. Bottom line, intervention prevents future trauma morbidity and mortality. #trauma #traumapearl #substanceUseDisorder #recidivism #umem #acs
https://twitter.com/robflint97/status/1622248330158809092?s=46&t=rO9AKteWxdSiBx6vPI1yHg
Think of penetrating neck trauma not in terms of anatomic zones but physiologic/anatomic presenting signs. This helps differentiate who needs emergent operative intervention vs. CT angiography.
#necktrauma #penetratingtrauma #trauma #zones @UMMC @UMEMresidency @umsomadmissions
#traumapearl #trauma #umem
“Think of penetrating neck trauma not in terms of anatomic zones but physiologic/anatomic presenting signs. This helps differentiate who needs emergent operative intervention vs. CT angiography. #necktrauma #penetratingtrauma #trauma #zones @UMMC @UMEMresidency @umsomadmissions”
https://twitter.com/robflint97/status/1614615221070614529?s=46&t=3L6yboujWUMMQnhzfAu-LA
A recent systematic review and meta analysis by a group from #EAST looked at prophylactic antibiotics and their use surrounding tube thorocostomy in #trauma patients. Here is a link to my pearl assessing their findings. #EM #EmergencyPhysicain #Emergency medicine #umemresidency #UMEM #traumapearl #trauma
Rob Flint, MD