Although none of the editors of InsideSurgery.com are treating Pittsburgh Steeler's quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, we have noted with interest … [Read more...]
Blunt Carotid Injury
Blunt carotid injury is an uncommon finding in trauma patients and is typically seen when a patient is struck by an object moving at a high velocity, … [Read more...]
“Bounce back” For Pain After Stab or Gunshot Wound
The astute trauma surgeon or clinician will have a high incidence of suspicion for development of pseudoaneurysm if a patient who has suffered a stab … [Read more...]
James Garfield Mortal Wound
James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated in 1881 by gunman Charles J. Guiteau firing into his abdomen. He also … [Read more...]
Lt Jason Redman – Navy SEAL (part 1 of 2)
Lt Jason Redman, a member of the Navy SEAL special operations force, was seriously wounded in the left arm and right face while on a mission in Iraq … [Read more...]
Lower Lip Numbness in Facial Trauma
Lower lip numbness in facial trauma is highly suspicious for inferior alveolar nerve damage caused by a fracture to the angle or body of the … [Read more...]
Battlefield Acupuncture (Niemtzow Technique) and Battlefield Acupressure (Marcucci Technique)
One of the more distressing items being reported out of the developing medical catastrophe in Haiti is the lack of even rudimentary anesthesia and … [Read more...]
Trauma Surgeon Thomas Kossmann Resolves $30 Million Suit Against Hospital
Trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas Kossmann has apparently resolved his defamation suit against Alfred Health and has received a $1.98 million settlement from … [Read more...]
Priority 1 Trauma Activation
Although trauma protocols differ slightly from center to center, most major trauma centers use criteria for trauma activation similar to the following … [Read more...]
Trauma Experts Discuss Prognosis for Gunshot Wounds to the Head
Trauma surgeon Dr. Anurag Devesh Tiwary of the University of Florida discusses the prognosis of gunshot wounds to the head such as suffered by … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Now In Intensive Care After Shooting
US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has completed surgery for a gunshot wound to the head and is now in intensive care at University Medical Center in Tucson, … [Read more...]
Denver Screening Criteria for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
The Denver screening criteria has been developed to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of blunt cerebrovascular injury (i.e., damage to the carotid … [Read more...]