prehospital

2 min read 2023-01-18 23:49:15

Best Of EAST 2023 #11: Prehospital Use Of TXA

More stuff on TXA! I published two posts back in December on TXA hesitancy. This Friday, the trauma group at Wake Forest is presenting an abstract

3 min read 2022-12-29 22:00:53

This is the last piece in my series on whether or not trauma patients should be initially managed with some limited interventions at the scene, vs

2 min read 2022-12-26 22:00:01

I’ve been discussing the little research there is on stay and play vs scoop and run. And now, hot off the press, we have a paper about the ultimate

2 min read 2022-12-21 22:00:27

Scoop and run or stay and play. Is one better that the other? Over my last two posts, I reviewed a couple of papers that were older (6-7 years) and

2 min read 2022-12-16 22:00:49

I previously published a series on the concept of scoop and run vs stay and play. For those new to the concept, it involves decision-making by

1 min read 2022-10-11 21:00:28

Remember MAST Trousers (Military Anti-Shock Trousers)? They were a staple of prehospital care starting in the 1970s and lasting through the turn of

9 min read 2022-06-21 08:20:10

This week I am making a guest appearance on my Canadian mate Ken Milne’s amazing podcast. Below is the written version of the chat we had about the

2 min read 2022-03-04 00:00:00

Today’s post is directed to all those prehospital trauma professionals out there. Car crashes account for a huge number of injuries world-wide.

2 min read 2022-01-07 22:00:00

Here’s another abstract dealing with TXA. But this one deals with the classic CRASH-2 use for patients with major bleeding. The original patient

1 min read 2021-10-08 21:00:05

One of the most common injuries encountered by trauma professionals is blunt head trauma, and it’s one of the leading causes of death in young

5 min read 2021-09-15 00:05:41

Forget ER, forget Grey’s Anatomy. If you enjoy learning from tachycardia-inducing trauma management, this is the video for you. Why was the

1 min read 2021-09-03 16:00:48

Reading Time: 5 minutes Shyam Murali Academic Chief Resident - Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Senior Editor -

2 min read 2021-08-05 21:01:03

In this day and age of ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft, it is possible to get a cheap ride virtually anywhere there is car service and a smart

1 min read 2021-08-05 21:00:27

In this day and age of ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft, it is possible to get a cheap ride virtually anywhere there is car service and a smart

8 min read 2021-03-14 21:00:00

Cite this article as: Jason van der Velde. Paediatric pieces for Prehospital practitioners, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2021. Available at: