Neck of Femur Fractures; Roadside to Resus

Welcome back to February's Papers of the Month! We start this month looking a the right place to perform a prehospital anaesthetic. Traditionally we've been taught it should be somewhere with 360-degree access to allow the greatest safety, which means intubating in an ambulance a ...  Show more

Paediatric seizures are common, time-critical events and they're something most of us will deal with, whether that's pre-hospital, in the emergency department, or on the ward. They make up around 1–2% of ED attendances, and about 1 in 20 children will have a seizure at some point ...  Show more

<div>On this episode of the BIG T Trauma series Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill discuss hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures.  These patients are sick!!  Really sick.  Join us for a practical discussion about the best way to manage gnarly pelvic fractures ...  Show more

In this episode, our team discusses the management of traumatic rib fractures including pearls and pitfalls. Join as we discuss the current standards of treatment as well as controversies in how to manage these patients! Hosts:  Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, a senior, nationally reco ...  Show more

Eine Hautläsion in Verbindung mit Fieber kann viele Ursachen haben - die nekrotisierende Fasziitis gehört dabei zu den seltenen, aber gefährlichsten. Die Chirurgin Marielle Hummels berichtet in dieser Folge vom fulminanten Fall eines 62-jährigen Mannes, der mit einer zunächst ehe ...  Show more

Dr Max asks orthopedic surgeon Dr Kris Lewonowski what’s behind the current neck pain epidemic, why back and neck surgery is rarely an emergency, what the alternatives are, why expats shouldn’t travel home for surgery, changes in the field including the benefits of artificial dis ...  Show more