Trauma

Owning the Trauma Bay: Teaching Trauma Resuscitation to Emergency Medicine Residents and Nurses through In-situ Simulation

Andrew Bellino, MD^*, Alexandra June Gordon, MD^{^}, Al’ai Alvarez, MD^*and Kimberly Schertzer, MD^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8WK9X Issue 5:4 No ratings yet.

ABSTRACT: Audience: The following two cases were designed to address learning objectives specific to interns, junior residents, and senior residents in emergency medicine, as well as trauma-certified emergency nurses. Introduction: Traumatic and unintentional injuries account for 5.8 million deaths across the globe each year, with a high proportion of those deaths occurring within the initial hour from the time of

Simulated Mass Casualty Incident Triage Exercise for Training Medical Personnel

Alaina Brinley Rajagopal, MD, PhD^*, Nathan Jasperse, BS^* and Megan Boysen Osborn, MD, MHPE^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J82H1R Issue 5:4 No ratings yet.

By the end of this exercise, learners should be able to (1) recite the basic START patient categories (2) discuss the physical exam signs associated with each START category, (3) assign roles to medical providers in a mass casualty scenario, (4) accurately categorize patients into triage categories: green, yellow, red, and black, and (5) manage limited resources when demand exceeds availability.

EMS Current Issue Small Group Learning Trauma

Adult Clavicular Fracture Case Report

Jessica L Sea, PhD^*, Nadia Zuabi, MD^* and Alisa Wray, MD, MAEd^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8FM0TIssue 5:4 No ratings yet.

The patient's chest and clavicular radiographs showed a comminuted displaced acute fracture of the right mid-clavicle (green, blue, yellow). The clavicular fracture was also visible on the chest computed tomography (CT). The remainder of his trauma workup was negative for acute findings.

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Case Report of Distal Radioulnar Joint and Posterior Elbow Dislocation

Danielle Matonis, MD^*, Katelyn Wittel, BS^* and Alisa Wray, MD, MAEd^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J89S6K Issue 5:4 No ratings yet.

Radiographs of the left elbow and wrist were obtained. Left elbow radiographs showed simple posterolateral dislocation of the olecranon (red) without fracture of the olecranon (red) or trochlea (blue). Left wrist lateral radiographs demonstrated DRUJ dislocation with dorsal displacement of the distal ulna (green) without fracture or widening of the radioulnar joint (purple). Post-reduction radiographs demonstrated appropriate alignment of the elbow with the trochlea seated in the olecranon and improved alignment of the DRUJ.

Orthopedics Current Issue Trauma Visual EM

A Case Report of Epidural Hematoma After Traumatic Brain Injury

Ronald Goubert, BS^*, Alisa Wray, MD, MAEd^* and Danielle Matonis, MD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8R059 Issue 5:3 No ratings yet.

Non-contrast CT head demonstrated a right sided EDH (red arrow) with overlying scalp hematoma, left-sided subdural hematoma (blue arrow), and bilateral subarachnoid hemorrhages. No skull fractures were noted.

Trauma Neurology Visual EM

Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture – A Case Report

Vincent Hussey, MS^* and Claire Thomas, MD^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8G64H Issue 4:4 No ratings yet.

Chest X-ray showed an elevated left hemi-diaphragm with superior displacement of a portion of intra-abdominal contents presumed to be the stomach (green arrowheads) with associated rightward mediastinal shift (yellow arrows). The diagnosis was confirmed by CT. Computed tomography imaging of the chest showed a large, left diaphragmatic defect measuring approximately 5.5 cm with herniation of the upper half of the stomach through the defect. The fundus of the stomach (blue arrow) herniated superiorly through the ruptured diaphragm (red arrow).

Trauma Abdominal/Gastroenterology Visual EM

Implementing the Stop the Bleed Campaign in a University Community

Robert A Katzer, MD, MBA^*, David A Beshai, BS^{^}, Ajeet Pal Bayo Bhatia, BA^{^} and Andre Serop Ksajikian, BA^{^}

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J84D0ZIssue 4:1 No ratings yet.

The main objective is to implement a system to use available resources of the Stop the Bleed campaign to widely educate members of the university community in the utilization of multiple compression techniques including direct pressure, tourniquet application, and wound packing. Additional course objectives include using the Stop the Bleedsm campaign to teach participants how to fit into the emergency response team as the immediate responder and the identification of life-threatening bleeding.

EMS Small Group Learning Trauma

Bilateral Shoulder Dislocation after Ski Injury

Alaina Rajagopal, PhD, MD^*, Brian Knight, BS^* and Lance Orr, MD^{^}

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J86929Issue 4:1 No ratings yet.

An anteroposterior chest X-ray demonstrates bilateral shoulder dislocations. Both the right and left humeral heads (blue lines) are displaced medially, anteriorly, and inferiorly from their normal positions in the glenoid fossae (red lines), thus signifying bilateral anterior dislocations. There is also a fracture of the left humeral head at the greater tubercle (green arrow).

Orthopedics Trauma Visual EM

Facial Fracture Induced Periorbital Emphysema

Hamid Ehsani-Nia, DO^* and Robert Eisenstein, MD^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8F05HIssue 3:4 No ratings yet.

Physical exam showed marked left palpebral subcutaneous crepitus, as well as bulbar and palpebral conjunctival bulging. Visual acuity was normal with intact extraocular movements, and normal pupillary exam. Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the face was obtained and revealed multiple displaced fractures involving the left orbital floor and zygomatic arch associated with moderate periorbital and postseptal extraconal gas, resulting in orbital proptosis.

Trauma ENT Visual EM

Subcutaneous Emphysema After Chest Trauma

Ronald Goubert, BS^* and Alisa Wray, MD, MAEd^*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8864NIssue 3:4 No ratings yet.

Plain film anteroposterior (AP) radiography of the chest shows left-sided subcutaneous emphysema (red arrow) with overlapping muscle striations of the pectoralis major (green arrow). After chest tube placement (blue arrow), AP chest radiography shows persistent left-sided subcutaneous emphysema (red arrow). CT of the chest shows pneumomediastinum (blue arrow), left apical pneumothorax (pink arrow), and subcutaneous emphysema (red arrow) at the level of T2. At the level of T6, rib fractures can be visualized on the CT (yellow arrow). At the level of T8, left sided pneumothorax is also seen (pink arrow) as the absence of lung tissue on CT.

Trauma Respiratory Visual EM