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Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
service before ... • Any injury ... neurovascular injury ... or clinical concem ... #Management #Regional
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... Used acutely in management ... exsanguinating pelvic trauma ... applied to the foot before ... #management #hardware
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... In critically injured ... witnessed many cases ... #Management #Trauma ... #BigTrauma #BeforeCT
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... circumferential dressings/casts ... after an acute injury ... H/O antecedent trauma ... of spinal cord injury
Resequenced Trauma Resuscitation Algorithm

Two categories of immediate life-threats in trauma:

1. Massive external hemorrhage

2. Critical airway compromise
Resuscitation Algorithm ... resuscitation should focus ... hemodynamic optimization before ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... of vomiting • Clinical ... of basal skull fracture ... #Algorithm #Management ... trama #pediatrics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... CLINICAL: instability ... Consider trauma/ ... vascular/orthopedic ... #msk #clinical