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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Pneumothorax • Airway ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... Thoracic #Trauma #diagnosis ... #management #injuries ... #differential #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hernia Witnessed Choking ... Spell Injury: ... #Causes #Peds #
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... intra-abdominal injury ... Heimlich #Maneuver #Choking ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Airway #Obstruction
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... Consider inhalational injury ... depending on degree of injury ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
: Hematemesis, Airway ... in breathing, Choking ... Severity of tissue injury ... Ingestion #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Pediatrics
Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
Rapid shaking ... traumatic brain iniury ... Concussion #Pediatric #Peds ... #PatientInfo #Diagnosis ... #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... cause of increased airway ... #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
fracture • When looking ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... fracture • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
atraumatic adolescent knee ... (save $$) Differential ... diagnosis: • Salter ... Harris injury: ... always a history of injury
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... AND airway device ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management