Tag: Trauma

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…

Rapid Reference

Glascow Coma Scale (GCS)

February 19, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

For children < 2 years old, see the pediatric GCS. Eyes Verbal Motor Most useful when…

Rapid Reference

Glascow Coma Scale – Pediatric (pGCS)

February 16, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

For use in children age <2. If Child over 2 years old, standard GCS has been shown to…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Acute Joint Pain in the Emergency Department

January 18, 2022
EB Medicine

 Acute monoarticular and polyarticular joint pain that results from infection, trauma, and autoimmune and inflammatory processes…

Rapid Reference

PECARN Head CT Rule

January 11, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

The PECARN head injury rule was derived in a population of patients younger than 18 years…