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Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
for solid organ injury ... Injury to spleen ... Most Sensitive Area ... #positive #trauma ... #clinical #POCUS
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
secondarily to chest ... biased towards cardiac ... #Laceration #cpr ... #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Toaster Electrocution ... may result in trauma ... Persistent chest ... do NOT recreate video ... #clinical #video
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... 10% depending on clinical ... injury repair ... (EAST) 1. ... #video #trauma
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... injuries to spleen, liver ... abdominal exams, FASTs ... #Injury #clinical ... #video
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... bleeding often from a liver