Ep 159 Geriatric Trauma Part 1: The Under-Triaging Problem, Resuscitation, Airway, Head and C-spine Imaging, Clearing the C-spine
Emergency Medicine Cases
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How to Clear Spine Slips Without Further Clinical or Radiographic Exams
Dr. Wong: If the imaging is clear, read by an expert in it and it's completely normal, that's where we're starting to look at clearing them without further clinical or radiographic exams. In the large bulk of the patient who is altered from their dementia or something else, they're going to have an abnormal CT scan. Dr. Wong: When this changes management or when this is missed, the complications are catastrophic.
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