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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.
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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).
Abdominal/GastroenterologyTraumaVisual 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.
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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).
OrthopedicsTraumaVisual 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 involvin