Trauma

The segment on venous gas embolism on the Pulmonary injuries page has had a significant update.

The segment on myocardial contusion on the Mediastinal injuries page has had a few minor updates including to further de-emphasise the usefulness of pursuing this diagnosis in the haemodynamically stable patient.

The segment on tension pneumothorax on the Pulmonary injuries page has had some minor updates, including the differentiation between clinical and radiological tension.

The segment on the trauma team leader on the Trauma teams page has had a few minor updates.

The Mediastinal injuries page has been updated with additional information about traumatic aortic injury, in particular pointing out that it does not have many of the features of a spontaneous aortic dissection.

The Assessment of pelvic trauma page has had some minor updates.

The Management of pelvic trauma page has had some minor updates.

The Pelvic trauma page has had some minor updates.

The Splenic trauma page has had some minor updates.

A short segment on the indications for CTA in cervical spine trauma has been added to the Cervical spine injuries page.

A short segment on the complications of cervical spine trauma has been added to the Cervical spine injuries page.

The Thoracolumbar injuries page has had a few minor updates.

The Management of pelvic trauma page has been updated with a revised segment on stabilisation of pelvic fractures.

The Assessment of pelvic trauma page has had a number of minor updates.