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Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
industrial settings or power ... may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture ... #clinical #video ... #NSFW #Electrocution
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... cord injury. ... cord injury - ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... Vascular/Blockage
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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neoplasms • trauma ... constipation Differential ... cord infarct ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... distinguishing feature
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit can signal ... vascular injury ... Consider trauma/ ... msk #clinical #video ... #nsfw
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... potential pelvic fracture ... Abnormal tone, ↓ power ... cord injury ... #Pediatrics #Trauma
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Lightning Strike ... may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... #clinical #video ... #nsfw
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... deficiency) - Spinal ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... Hazards: Poor lighting ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential
Tourniquet Application
1. If in a dangerous situation or difficult situation, place TQs high and tight (military
superior iliac spine ... proximal to open fractures ... Application #clinical #video ... #procedure #trauma ... #ems #nsfw