Fig. 22.1 Dark or anechoic fluid surrounds the relatively echogenic lung Fig. 22.2 The left image shows an ultrasound with no fluid in the chest; the spine seems to end…

Fig. 16.1 First principles: Trauma care can be thought of as a coordinated effort to minimize the duration of impaired oxygen delivery and its far-reaching consequences. The major options for…

Age (year) HR/min RR/min Newborn 100–180 30–60 0.5 80–160 25–40 1–5 80–130 20–30 6 75–115 18–25 8 70–110 18–25 10 70–110 15–20 12 F 70–110, M 65–105 12–20 14 F…

Fig. 24.1 Canadian C-spine rule. Abbreviations: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC), Emergency Department (ED). (Adapted from Vaillancourt et al. Evaluation of the safety of c-spine clearance by…

Fig. 27.1 Crisis characteristic First, confusion is a hallmark of crisis in that there is information and plan disarray, and crises are unclear in nature and course. Confusion impedes obtaining…

Fig. 33.1 Extravehicular activity during STS-117 to repair the damaged thermal blanket using a surgical staple gun Parabolic Testing Numerous procedures were validated in human and animal studies on the…

Fig. 21.1 Pericardial view of the FAST examination. Normal examination (a) contrasted with a positive study (b) with anechoic fluid visible within the pericardial space (arrow) When the sonographer cannot…

Optimal simulation requires realistic settings (the area used to represent the clinical environment), able facilitators (those involved in the design and administration of the simulation), and skilled debriefers (experts in…

Fig. 38.1 Taxonomy of the cognitive domain. Bloom’s original Taxonomy (left) with one of many modifications showing the higher levels in parallel as opposed to a stepwise hierarchy [18] The…