Stifneck adjustable collar
A picture of a Stifneck adjustable collar has been added to the Spinal immobilisation page.
Trauma
Stifneck non adjustable collar image
A picture of a Stifneck non adjustable collar has been added to the Spinal immobilisation page.
Philadelphia collar application
A segment on application of a Philadelphia collar and a picture of a collar has been added to the Spinal immobilisation page.
Base of skull fracture
The Complications of head trauma page has been updated with additional information about base of skull fractures and the low incidence of complications if no other injury is found on cranial CT.
Decompressive craniectomy following trauma
The Prevention of secondary brain injury page has been updated with information about the outcomes from decompressive craniectomy following head trauma. Hutchinson, PJ, Kolias, AG, Timofeev, IS, et al. Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension. N Engl J Med 2016.
Bladder rupture images
The Urogenital injuries page has been updated with additional CT images of a bladder rupture.
Fluid seen on FAST is not always blood
The Assessment of abdominal trauma page has been updated including additional information about the limitations of FAST and benefits of CT
Burns
The Burns page has had some minor updates following the publication of the following article. Sheridan, RL, Ingelfinger, JR. Fire-Related Inhalation Injury. New England Journal of Medicine 2016;375(5):464-69.
Cervical spine injuries following civilian blast injuries
The Spinal immobilisation page has been updated with information about the rarity of unstable cervical spine injuries following civilian (terrorist) blast injuries. Klein, Y, Arieli, I, Sagiv, S, et al. Cervical spine injuries in civilian victims of explosions: Should cervical collars be used? J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016;80(6):985-8.
Fish hook removal
The Subcutaneous foreign bodies page has been updated with information about how to remove embedded fish hooks.
Anterior EDH
3 images of an anterior EDH have been added to the Extradural and subdural haematoma page.
Le Fort I fractures image
A CT image of bilateral Le Fort I fractures has been added to the Zygomaticofacial trauma page.
Exertional rhabdomyolysis
The Crush injury page has been updated with information about the benign nature of exercise induced rhabdomyloysis (without heat stroke).
CT of GSW head
A CT image of a gunshot wound to the head has been added to the Specific missile injuries page.
CT of pulmonary pneumatocoeles
A CT image of a GSW chest demonstrating pneumatocoeles has been added to the Pulmonary injuries page. (Well actually it was added quite a while ago, but we just forgot to tell you)
Management of pulmonary contusion
The Pulmonary injuries page has been updated with additional information about the management of severe pulmonary contusions.
Trochanteric sling
The Management of pelvic trauma page has been updated with the term pelvic sling/binder being replaced with the term trochanteric sling, representing the correct position of the sling for the management of pelvic fractures.
Limitations of CT in abdominal trauma
The Assessment of abdominal trauma page has been updated with additional information about the limitations of CT of the abdomen.
Intracavity haemostatic foam
A short segment on intracavity haemostatic foam has been added to the Management of the trauma patient page.
Vascular access in trauma
The Management of the trauma patient page has been updated with a new segment on Vascular access in trauma.