Trauma

A number of other updates and improvements in structure have been added to the Thoracolumbar injuries page.

The Spinal immoblisation page has had some minor updates.

The Cervical spine fractures page has been updated with additional information about C2 fractures.

Key points have been added to the Spinal immoblisation page.

The Bite injuries page has been updated with revised recommendations for antibiotic treatment.

The Urogenital trauma page has been updated with a revised section on blunt bladder trauma.

The Urogenital trauma page has been updated with additional information about blunt renal trauma, with a de-emphasis on operative management in most cases.

The Burns management page has been updated with an updated recommendation for 3-4ml/kg/%TBSA of fluid, instead of 2-4ml/kg/%TBSA.

The Burns page has been split into Burn assessment and Burn management pages.

The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with some additional information about assessing for medical conditions and substance use in trauma patients.

The segment on myoglobinuria on the Crush injury page has been revised and expanded.

A short segment on myoglobin has been added to the Crush injury page.

The Assessment of abdominal trauma page has been updated with additional information about eFAST.

The Subcutaneous foreign bodies page has been updated with additional information about US guided FB removal.

The Epidemiology of trauma page has been updated with more recent information about road death trends.

The Epidemiology of trauma page has been updated with more recent trauma death rates by mechanism.