Trauma Primary Survey; Roadside to Resus

We assess the pupils in almost every significantly unwell or injured patient - but how much are they really telling us? It is easy to document 'pupils equal and reactive' and move on, yet a changing pupil may be one of the earliest outward signs of a developing intracranial catas ...  Show more

Welcome back to September 2026's Papers of the Month, and this month we've got three papers that are really focused on the practical end of emergency and prehospital care. First up, we're looking at what happens after we've performed a prehospital RSI. We put a huge amount of emp ...  Show more

This week we dive in to the initial trauma assessment. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_133_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: ABCDEs, Trauma Show Notes Take Home Points Development of a systematic approach is essential to rapidly as ...  Show more

In this episode we review the "lethal 6" and "hidden 6" chest injuries that comprise the deadly dozen of thoracic trauma. Mechanism of injury together with vital signs and findings from the physical exam should provide us with the data needed to identify life-threatening thoracic ...  Show more

In this EM Cases main episode podcast, we tackle the complexities of trauma airway management, including direct trauma to the airway. We discuss indications and timing of intubation, penetrating neck trauma, the head injured patient, the agitated patients and the soiled airway. T ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr Parveen Boora discusses the care of major trauma victims. Topics covered include: key elements of assessment, including history and physical exam airway and c-spine breathing chest tubes for pneumothorax circulation disability exposure and environment initiati ...  Show more