Researched and written by Mike Shertz, MD/18D, not AI đź•– Reading Time, 2 minutes Using IDF trauma and long-term disability databases from 1997 to 2021, researchers reviewed 19 surgical cricothyrotomies performed prehospital by paramedics or MDs (using a 6 mm …
Sulfur Mustard remains a credible threat đź•– Reading Time, 4 minutes Sulfur mustard, a chemical warfare agent (NATO code HD) was first used during WWI and continues to be a credible chemical threat over one hundred years later. It is …
A recent French article voiced a concern for overzealous pre-hospital tourniquet use; the data is not as supportive of their conclusions as the article makes it seem. đź•– Reading Time, 9 minutes During the December 2024 Committee for Tactical Emergency …
Very little has changed or improved in MCI triage in 40 years đź•– Reading Time, 12 minutes In 1986, an article was published discussing “new concepts in triage.”1 The authors identified three areas of concern: Difficulties performing triage at an …
Methanol, sometimes known as wood alcohol, is most commonly found in windshield washer fluid. Outbreaks of unintentional ingestion in “tainted” beverages have occurred, mostly in low-resource countries, leading to death.
Estimating burn size is not just a technical detail; it’s a critical component of effective burn management. Mis-estimation results in over or under-transfer to burn centers, inappropriate patient treatment, unnecessary healthcare costs, and miscalculations of IV fluid volume needed for …