Emergency Trauma Care: Current Topics And Controversies, Volume III (Trauma CME)

Chapter 1: Traumatic Wound Care Management: Isolated soft-tissue wounds are rarely life-threatening, but the goals of care are to optimize pain control, hemostasis, cosmesis, prevention of infection, and rapid wound healing. This chapter will help emergency clinicians become facile and comfortable with the basics of complex wound repair.

Chapter 2: Utilizing Ultrasound in Trauma: As the number of applications of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the trauma patient has expanded, so have controversies related to how it should be used in different clinical scenarios. This chapter discusses the strengths and limitations of POCUS in the trauma setting in order to facilitate optimal care for your patients. In addition, a bonus video on using ultrasound in trauma—by Dr. Turandot Saul from Mount Sinai—is included.

Chapter 3: Blast Injuries and Mass-Casualty Trauma: The morbidity and mortality of blast events varies greatly, depending on several factors. In this chapter, you will learn the best approach to the management of blast injuries and mass-casualty events, which focuses on reducing morbidity and mortality.

Chapter 4: Fracture Care in Trauma: The goal for treatment of any fracture is realignment of bony fragments and re-establishment of neurovascular anatomy to promote healing and functional restoration. This chapter will help you identify frequently missed orthopedic injuries and manage various types of traumatic fractures. Also included is a bonus video by Dr. Melissa Leber from Mount Sinai that discusses the diagnosis and management of orthopedic trauma injuries.

Chapter 5: Nonopioid Analgesic Modalities for Management of Acute Traumatic Pain: Despite the fact that opioids are the traditional cornerstone of traumatic pain management in the ED, several factors make their utilization less than optimal. Broader use of combinations of nonopioid analgesics in managing acute traumatic injuries in the ED and a more refined and judicious use of opioids is encouraged; however, this must also be balanced with an understanding of the specific risks and benefits of nonopioid analgesia as well as consideration of each patient’s unique characteristics. This chapter will help you appropriately apply methods of nonopioid pharmacological pain management in trauma care.