Tag Archives: trauma
Cricothyroidotomy Using The Scalpel-Bougie Technique
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog Here’s a video from our colleagues in Australia that shows a slick way of performing a surgical cricothyroidotomy. The number of required instruments is the bare minimum: a scalpel and a bougie. I have not … Continue reading
Needle Decompression of the Chest
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog This video demonstrates tips, indications and technique for performing needle decompression of the chest for tension pneumothorax. OnSurg thanks collaborative partner Dr Michael McGonigal. Dr McGonigal tweets at @RegionsTrauma
VIDEO: How to Insert a Chest Tube
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog Demonstration of chest tube insertion for trauma OnSurg thanks collaborative partner Dr Michael McGonigal. Dr McGonigal tweets at @RegionsTrauma
Pneumomediastinum After Falling Down
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog Finding pneumomediastinum on a chest xray or CT scan always gets one’s attention. However, seeing this condition after a simple fall from standing is very simple to evaluate and manage. There are 3 potential sources … Continue reading
How To Troubleshoot Air Leaks in Chest Tube Systems
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog An air leak is a sure-fire reason to keep a chest tube in place. Fortunately, many air leaks are not from the patient’s chest, but from a plumbing problem. Here’s how to locate the leak. … Continue reading
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Who Needs A Tracheostomy?
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog The sad truth is that patients with cervical spine injury may need a tracheostomy. In very high lesions (C1-2) the need may be permanent. Lower injuries (C3-5) frequently need a trach for a limited period … Continue reading
Chest XRay Findings in Aortic Injury
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog, originally posted in December 2010 The most common chest xray finding in patients with a thoracic aortic injury, the wide mediastinum. There are several lesser known (and less common) findings that may also occur. These … Continue reading
The Tripod Fracture
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog The tripod fracture (officially known as the zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture, and sometimes called a malar fracture) is the most common one seen after trauma. Fundamentally, the zygoma is separated from the rest of the face … Continue reading
Temporal Bone Fracture
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog The temporal bone is a very complicated and important piece of bone located at the base of the skull. It houses a number of structures vital to hearing and balance, and is a conduit for … Continue reading
What The Heck? Answer!
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog The patient was a 27 year old intoxicated male who was uncooperative with police in France. The offending object is a Taser dart, which was fired at him for control. The dart was not noticed … Continue reading
