Trauma

The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with additional information about risk factors for serious trauma.

The Penetrating trauma to the limbs page has had a number of significant updates.

Key points have been added to the Non gunshot penetrating trauma page.

The Non gunshot penetrating trauma page has had a number of minor updates.

Key points have been added to the Hanging page

The Hanging page has been revised and updated.

The Burns page has been updated with some additional information about IV fluids following burns

The Spinal cord injury page has had some minor additions and wording improvements.

The Spinal cord injury page has been updated with additional information about muscle tone and reflexes following spinal cord injury.

The Cervical spine injuries page has been updated with additional information about imaging rules.

The Management of the trauma patient page has had a key points segment added.

A segment on maintaining coagulation has been added to the Management of the trauma patient page.

The Management of the trauma patient page has been significantly revised and reorganised to improve clarity, and links to other relevant pages have been added to improve utility.

Key points have been added to the Assessment of the trauma patient page.

The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with a revised section on imaging in trauma.