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The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
of catastrophic bleeding ... resuscitation to control bleeding ... restore tissue perfusion ... Assessment #Teamwork #Approach ... #Checklist
Elbow arthrocentesis with POCUS 
Probe oriented transverse with obvious effusion in the olecranon fossa
Make sure your
Elbow arthrocentesis ... transverse with obvious effusion ... Make sure your approach ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... neuropathy so trauma ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #approach
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
No trauma. ... without using ultrasound ... luck with that approach ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Call for ultrasound ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid approach ... Intraoperative #Checklist