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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... - Pediatric Fractures ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Salter Harris Physeal ... Injury Classification ... #SALTR #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Orthopedics #Types
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... Findings in the Trauma ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
at 2 hours post trauma ... depressed skull fracture ... exam - Any Sign ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... brachial artery injury ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... are diagnosed with