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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Flail ... Chest The Hidden ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... Submission for Best POCUS ... in a pediatric trauma ... Clinical #Peds #Trauma ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... ultrasound • CXR ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Effusion with Tamponade ... on POCUS In ... unstable pt w/ chest ... trauma, subxiphoid ... #Cardiac #POCUS
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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Chest Trauma Complications ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... : • Cardiac Tamponade ... Aortic Rupture* Chest ... #Trauma #Complications
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in trauma is not ... tamponade. ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Getting Into the Chest ... Open chest with ... Asystole and no tamponade ... Cardiac Massage ... procedure #emergency #trauma
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... • Call for cardiac ... critical care area
Hemorrhagic Tamponade revealed during CPR on POCUS

POCUS (cardiac SubXi) showing why CPR isn't doing much for
Hemorrhagic Tamponade ... on POCUS POCUS ... (cardiac SubXi) ... this hemorrhagic tamponade ... #CPR #POCUS #clinical
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... allow complete chest ... with continuous chest ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... (cardiac), Toxins