Trauma
Conference Coverage
Hemorrhage control after pelvic fracture: Methods vary widely
Methods for controlling hemorrhage from severe pelvic fractures vary widely across institutions, according to findings from a prospective...
Conference Coverage
BCVI: Screen with CT angiography, confirm with DSA
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries should be assessed using 64-channel computed tomographic angiography screening and verified with digital...
Practice Economics
U.S. injury costs topped $671 billion in 2013
Over 30 million injuries were treated in U.S. emergency departments in 2013, costing an estimated $671 billion, the Centers for Disease Control...
News
Energy drinks can increase adolescent TBI risk more than alcohol
Consumption of energy drinks increased the risk of traumatic brain injury in adolescents even more than alcohol.
News
No evidence for CLL transmission via blood transfusion
Key clinical point: There is no evidence for higher risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) among recipients of blood products from donors who...
Conference Coverage
PROPPR finds resuscitation strategy had no effect on laparotomy outcomes
Choice of damage control resuscitation – plasma-platelet-red blood cell ratio of either 1:1:1 or 1:1:2 – did not affect whether severely injured...
Expert Commentary
VIDEO: Use fiduciary duty to set pain medication boundaries
Physicians should use the concept of fiduciary duty to set appropriate boundaries with patients taking pain medications.
News
Hospital admissions due to bike injuries doubled between 1998 and 2013
Bicycle-related injuries in adults in the United States have increased by 28% between 1998 and 2013, and hospital admissions for cycling injuries...
News
First EDition: News for and about the practice of Emergency Medicine
Article
Emergency Imaging
A 45-year-old man presented with severe left leg pain and deformity after being struck by a car while driving his moped.
News
CT scan utilization down in children’s hospitals
The use of computed tomography in children’s hospitals appears to be on the decline across the top 10 all-patient-refined, diagnosis-related...