This short YouTube video shows a day in the ED at the largest and busiest hospital in the world. The hospital is located in South Africa and is massive, with nearly 3000 beds and covering 173 acres. Over 2,000 patients per day are seen at the hospital, and a large number are trauma victims.
How To Apply A Thumb Spica
Here’s some sample content for the upcoming Trauma Education: The Next Generation (TETNG) Conference scheduled for September 4.
Loree Kalliainen MD (plastics/hand) discusses indications and technique for applying a thumb spica.
Read about TETNG at www.tetng.org, and register to see us next month!
This is an 8 minute tutorial on the extended FAST exam (eFAST). Nice visualizations on an enthusiastic medical student. This was originally presented at Trauma Education: The Next Generation in September 2013.
Here’s a quick and dirty video on how to use a needle (a really big one) to decompress the chest. Piece of cake!
Quick Video: Managing Face And Lip Lacerations
Here’s a quick, 7 minute video with some practical tips on managing facial and oral lacerations from Loree Kalliainen MD, one of our plastic surgeons. This curbside consult was broadcast at our Trauma Education: The Next Generation conference in September 2013.