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Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Typically "inside out" injury ... stripping #GustiloAnderson ... #Classification ... #Open #Fractures
Gustilo-Anderson Classification for Open Fractures

Antibiotic regimen for open fractures is determined by the severity of the
for Open Fractures ... severity of the injury ... MetroHealth_EM #GustiloAnderson ... #Classification ... #Open #Fractures
The Schatzker classification system of tibial plateau fractures is shown.

**TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES**

Frequency: lateral (less bad, more
The Schatzker classification ... tibial plateau fractures ... Neurovascular injury ... Open fractures. ... #Schatzker #Classification
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Harris Physeal Injury ... Classification ... SalterHarris #Physeal #Classification ... #Fracture #SALTR ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
- Suspected open ... depressed skull fracture ... of Basal Skull Fracture ... Traumatic #Brain #Injury ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Salter Harris Fractures ... Pediatric physeal ... fractures have ... Salter-Harris classification ... there is a crush injury
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
non-accidental injury ... • Suspicion of open ... depressed skull injury ... of basal skull fracture ... #trama #pediatrics
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... assess for neck injury ... Jaw thrust to open ... potential pelvic fracture ... #Pediatrics