Dr Stephen GilmartinAug 55 min readTraumaRetrobulbar Haemorrhage and Lateral CanthotomyA 27-year-old male attends with facial injuries from an alleged assault. He has tense periorbital swelling, decreased VA & IOP of 52mmHg...
Dr Danny MarhabaFeb 3, 20238 min readTraumaJOURNAL CLUB - JANUARY 2023Our team discuss the papers from our January 2023 Journal Club: A paediatric theme this month looking at immobilisation of torus fracture...
Dr Hector ThomsonJan 7, 20224 min readTraumaTBI HERNIATION SYNDROMES (PART 2: MANAGEMENT)In part 1 we described some of the key concepts of identifying signs of raised ICP and discussed some of the herniation syndromes. Now le...
Dr Hector ThomsonDec 11, 20216 min readTraumaTBI HERNIATION SYNDROMES (PART 1: FIRST PRINCIPLES)A 37-year-old man has been ejected from his car after crashing at high speed. He was initially mildly confused but then rapidly dropped h...
Dr Eanna Mac SuibhneNov 11, 20216 min readTraumaSPLENIC TRAUMAAs the decades have rolled by, the management of splenic trauma has changed significantly. The long-practiced tradition of removing the s...
DR CALEB LINOct 28, 20215 min readTraumaDRUNKEN WRESTLING, PAINFUL BELLYIt’s a typical Saturday late shift, ticked over midnight to Sunday morning. A young intoxicated man stumbles into triage complaining of s...
Cian SullivanApr 27, 20214 min readTraumaA Pain in the NeckA 60yo M presents to the trauma centre after his 4WD vehicle collided with a semi-trailer at 90km/hr. He was entrapped in the vehicle for...
Dr David McCrearyApr 26, 20214 min readTraumaRetrograde UrethrogramRetrograde urethrogram is a pretty straightforward test to determine if your patient has urethral injury from their pelvic fracture.