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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... missed by non-trauma ... fracture 2. 90% ... fractures have ... clinical #video #trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... missed by non-trauma ... fracture 2. 90% ... fractures have ... clinical #video #trauma
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... of lower ribs 9 ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
Wall Trauma Age ... age Number of rib ... fractures - 3 - ... Per additional rib ... fracture Chronic
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... rib spreaders ... Compress aorta ... until feel aorta ... procedure #emergency #trauma
Diagnosed my own rib fracture! Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Rib #Fracture #POCUS
Diagnosed my own rib ... fracture! ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... #Fracture #POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #Trauma
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
POCUS - Regional ... Anesthesia - Trauma ... Nerve Block - Ribs ... Popliteal Sciatic #Management ... #Ultrasound #Ribs
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Pediatric Skull Fracture ... stratification, management ... of peds head trauma ... everywhere #Skull #Fracture ... #Hematoma #POCUS
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... No hx of trauma. ... CXR and CTA Chest ... fractures, and ... #Subluxation #POCUS
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
Rib Fracture on ... POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #Fracture #POCUS