Case-based Introduction A 50-year-old patient with a history of liver disease presents to the ED with sudden onset generalized weakness and abdominal pain. He has soft but stable blood pressures, and appears unwell. There is diffuse abdominal tenderness. His bedside ultrasound shows some free fluid in Morrison’s pouch, but you’re Read more…
The use of whole body CT (WBCT) – or “pan scan” – in trauma is an often debated topic in the emergency department (ED). The poly-consult setting of trauma involves multiple services that rapidly evaluate and treat a patient. With improved protocols, higher resolution imaging, and closer proximity of CT Read more…
We’ve all experienced the scenario where a trauma patient appears in your trauma bay, blood pressure barely palpable, whose IV line is near impossible to obtain. Solution? IO access. A wonderful advancement in trauma care that has led to the stabilization of critically ill patients in whom IV access cannot Read more…