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Examination of trauma history questionnaire deepens understanding of vulnerable women

Exposure to trauma is associated with many negative outcomes, especially for at-risk populations like incarcerated women and perinatal women. The Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ) is a common measure ...
EurekAlert!

AIUM and ACEP publish guidelines for performing emergency trauma ultrasound -- the FAST exam

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) officially announced today that they will publish jointly the Guideline for the ...
Law

Appeals Court: Judge Properly Excluded Trauma Treatment Guidelines From Med-Mal Trial Due to Jury's Potential 'Misunderstanding or Misapplication'

The Connecticut Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court's denial of the plaintiff's motion in a medical malpractice case to admit certain excerpts from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) ...
CMAJ

Blunt abdominal trauma in a 6-year-old boy and need for imaging

A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision at 90 km/h. The child was properly restrained, had no loss of consciousness, and experienced 1 episode of emesis ...
Healio

Helpful experience with the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology exam

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Having successfully passed the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology fellowship exam, I decided to ...