Open fracture management
The Management of fractures & dislocations page has been updated including additional information regarding the management of open fractures.
Bob Dunn
Rib fracture imaging and chest wall stabilisation
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Chest wall injuries page has been updated with additional information regarding the imaging of rib fractures and role of chest wall stabilisation surgery following chest trauma.
Damage control orthopaedics
The Management of the trauma patient page has been updated with additional information about damage control orthopaedics and the surgical priority of aortic injury repair.
Surgical priorities in trauma management
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Management of the trauma patient page has been updated with additional information about the surgical priorities in trauma.
Angiographic embolisation of pelvic bleeding
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Assessment of pelvic fractures and Management of pelvic trauma pages have been updated, including additional information regarding the role of angiographic embolisation in the bleeding patient.
Pilon, LeFort and Tillaux – Chaput fractures
Details of Pilon, LeFort and Tillaux – Chaput fractures around the ankle, as well as some other things about ankle fractures, have been added to the Ankle and foot injuries page.
Gissane’s angle and calcaneal fracture classification
The Ankle and foot injuries page has been updated with additional information about Gissane’s angle and the classification of calcaneal fractures.
Lisfranc’s injury
The Ankle and foot injuries page has been updated with additional information about Lisfanc injuries to the foot.
Triage sort
The triage sort table on the On site disaster management page has been divided into two, to make the classification clearer.
Age adjusted d-dimer cut off levels
The Deep venous thrombosis page has been updated with additional information about age adjusted d-dimer levels.
Indications for NOACs and when warfarin is preferred
The Other anti-coagulants page has had a number of additions, including an expanded segment on when NOACs may be indicated, and situations where warfarin has an advantage.
Effects of anti-coagulants on coagulation tests table
A table outlining the effects of different anti-coagulants on common tests of coagulation has been added to the Coagulation testing page.
Reversal of anti-coagulation with NOACs
The Reversal of anti-coagulation page has been updated with additional information about the reversal of anti-coagulation due to NOACs
PERC rule limitations
Additional information about the limitations of the PERC rule have been added to the Pulmonary embolism page.
Allergic pulmonary aspergillosis
The Assessment of asthma page has been updated with additional information about allergic pulmonary aspergillosis and a revision of the segment on the complications of asthma.
Dabigatran pronounciation poll
Never afraid to tackle the big issues, we have opened a new poll in an attempt to answer this vexing question – how to pronounce dabigatran? Help us out by having your say.
Examination skills poll result
Comment It looks like most people think that examination skills are currently given enough or slightly too much importance in the ACEM Fellowship exam. This might be an interesting poll to repeat after the change of exam format in 2015.
Prehospital traumatic paediatric resuscitation guidelines
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Prehospital interventions page has been updated with the latest out of hospital traumatic paediatric cardiac arrest guidelines developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association of EMS Physicians, American College of Surgeons, and American Academy of Pediatrics.
Rotational technique of LMA and iGel insertion
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Difficult intubation equipment page has been updated with details of the rotational insertion technique for LMA or iGel insertion.