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Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
No obvious injury ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... Hematoma #Spleen #Fracture ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Trauma #POCUS
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
of current (AC/DC ... may result in trauma ... DC- direct current ... ORTHO- fracture ... clinical #video #NSFW
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Lightning Strike ... may result in trauma ... (lightening) AC ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... clinical #video #nsfw
Positive FAST Exam Perihepatic Window

Multiple pts. with significant injuries from MVC. Young adult with femur fracture
Positive FAST Exam ... adult with femur fracture ... Grade V splenic injury ... #Ultrasound #RUQ ... #Trauma
Pelvic Hematoma on POCUS
Fall w pubic ramus fracture. Pelvis FAST. Not all free fluid is simple
w pubic ramus fracture ... clue to pelvic injury ... with FAST exam ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #blood
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Rib Fractures Rib ... fractures, though ... is required to fracture ... a lateral rib fracture ... , 50% of rib fractures