An 18-year-old male is brought into the ED by ambulance. He was performing a BMX stunt off a ramp approximately 6 feet in the air when he lost his balance and fell to the floor landing on his right hand side, and then rolling onto his front.
An 18-year-old male is brought into the ED by ambulance. He was performing a BMX stunt off a ramp approximately 6 feet in the air when he lost his balance and fell to the floor landing on his right hand side, and then rolling onto his front.
FAST involves assessment of the peritoneal cavity, pleural cavity and pericardial space. Learning that free fluid is present facilitates the most appropriate management plan.
It’s a busy Saturday night in your ED and another patient with a facial injury presents following an alleged assault.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.
This module covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.
When looking for the source of the blood loss think, ‘Blood on the floor and four more’