Tag: Trauma

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Closed Head Injuries (Postscript 4 of 4)

July 14, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

A 15-year-old girl presents to the urgent care clinic with her parents and coach on a…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Closed Head Injuries (Postscript 3 of 4)

July 14, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

A 72-year-old man who is an out-of-state resident is brought to the urgent care clinic by…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Closed Head Injuries (Postscript 2 of 4)

July 14, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

Which of the following patients can safely avoid a head CT and/or ED transfer? A. A…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Closed Head Injuries (Postscript 1 of 4)

July 14, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

Which of the following patients would be considered high risk in the setting of closed head…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Thermal Burns (Postscript 1 of 2)

July 1, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

TRUE OR FALSE? To obtain an accurate estimate of total body surface area (TBSA) burned, use…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Thermal Burns (Postscript 2 of 2)

July 1, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

A 26-year-old, previously healthy man presents the day after sustaining a burn to the dorsum of…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Chest Pain

February 21, 2022
EB Medicine

Pediatric chest pain is a relatively common presenting complaint, but identifying serious pathologies without overtesting patients…

Rapid Reference

Concussion Q&A

February 19, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

Questions: 1. Is it necessary to image everyone with a head injury and symptoms?  No 2.…

Rapid Reference

Canadian Head CT Rule

February 19, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

The Canadian Head CT Rule was originally published in 20011 and validated in 20052. There have been…