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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

EMDocs

C, respiratory rate 20 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 95% on room air. What is the EM physician’s role in the stabilization of unstable pelvic injuries? If a pelvic binder was placed by EMS, inquire whether this was placed empirically or if mechanical pelvic instability was already elicited.

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Trifecta: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

FOAMfrat

Earlier in the summer, I wrote a blog discussing the challenges, intricacies, and educational pitfalls of postpartum hemorrhage in EMS. I even know of cases that my colleagues have managed! We know that overloading patients with obscene amounts of isotonic crystalloid is just not the answer.