Trauma

The Management of head trauma page has been updated with additional information about the likely very limited benefit of TXA as reported by the methodologically very limited CRASH 3 trial.

The Cervical spine injuries page has been updated, including a segment on the NEXUS II decision rule.

The Management of the trauma patient has been updated with a new segment on embolisation.

The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated, including additional information about very early PE in patients with multiple trauma.

The Missile injuries and Lead poisoning pages have been updated with additional information regarding lead poisoning following gunshot wounds.

Some additional features of the OPG have been added to the Faciomaxillary trauma page.

The Management of head trauma page has been updated with information about the benefits of early subaerobic exercise in athletic adolescents.

The Zygomatico maxillary trauma page has been updated to indicate that antibiotic prophylaxis is not required unless operative intervention is planned.

A few minor changes have been made to the Dental trauma page.

The Chemical burns page has been updated with revised information about the treatment of cement/lime burns.

The Burn wounds page has been updated with a few wording changes to improve clarity.

The Burns page has had a number of updates regarding assessment and management.

The Chemical burns page has been updated with revised information about the treatment of bitumen/thermoplastic burns.

The Assessment of abdominal trauma page has been updated with some additional information about the negative predictive value of a negative scan for operative management of blunt abdominal trauma in children.

The Urogenital trauma page has been updated with additional information about blunt bladder trauma.