Chapter 5 – Foot and ankle emergencies
Chapter 5 Foot and ankle emergencies Orthopedic Emergencies, ed. Michael C. Bond, Andrew D. Perron, and Michael K. Abraham. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press 2013. Brian…
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Chapter 1 – Hand and wrist emergencies
Chapter 1 Hand and wrist emergencies Orthopedic Emergencies, ed. Michael C. Bond, Andrew D. Perron, and Michael K. Abraham. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press 2013. Carl…
Chapter 6 – Spine emergencies
Chapter 6 Spine emergencies Orthopedic Emergencies, ed. Michael C. Bond, Andrew D. Perron, and Michael K. Abraham. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press 2013. Kelley Banagan Acute…
Chapter 3 – Pelvic emergencies
Chapter 3 Pelvic emergencies Orthopedic Emergencies, ed. Michael C. Bond, Andrew D. Perron, and Michael K. Abraham. Published by Cambridge University Press. © Cambridge University Press 2013. Michael C. Bond…
Chapter 15 – Abdominal and Flank Trauma
Abstract Abdominal trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with abdominal injuries occurring in approximately 1% of all trauma patients.1 However, abdominal trauma accounts…
Chapter 14 – Cardiac Trauma
Abstract Cardiac trauma is a critical injury, with penetrating cardiothoracic injury accounting for up to a third of traumatic deaths.1–4 These injuries often involve the heart or great vessels and…
Chapter 22 – Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Trauma
Abstract Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is a core competency for emergency physicians (EP) that is commonly practiced.1–4 PSA entails suppressing a patient’s level of consciousness with sedative or dissociative…
Chapter 21 – Burns and Electrical Injuries
Abstract In the United States alone, burns are responsible for 450,000 emergency department visits, 45,000 hospitalizations, and 3,500 deaths every year.1 Roughly half of those hospital admissions are to specialized…
Chapter 20 – Lower Extremity Trauma
Abstract Usually results from high-energy mechanisms (i.e. high speed MVC), but low-energy mechanisms (falls) are possible in elderly patients as well.1 Chapter 20 Lower Extremity Trauma Ryan LaFollette and Jeffery…
Chapter 13 – Pulmonary Trauma
Abstract Chest trauma is present in almost two thirds of all trauma patients, varying in severity from a simple rib fracture to penetrating injury to the heart.1 Blunt chest trauma…
