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Deck the Halls and Hit the Decks
SUMMARY
- 'Tis the Season . . . For Trauma?
- Revolutionizing Trauma Pain Management: The Role of Fascial Plane Blocks
- TEP Office Holiday Schedule
- Holiday Stress? Go Ahead and Squeeze Your Weenus, Nature’s Built-in Stress Ball
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
23 December 2025
Mind the Gas! Oxygen, CO₂, and TBI Mortality
SUMMARY
- How Do PaO2 and PCO2 Levels Impact TBI Mortality?
- Concussion Care Update
- Why is there no Psychomotor Skills Testing in a TCAR/PCAR Course?
- Osmolarity vs. Osmolality . . . What's the Difference?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
16 December 2025
Pulse Pressure: The Poor Man’s Stroke Volume?
SUMMARY
- Can Pulse Pressure Measurement be a Substitute for Stroke Volume?
- Neuro Pearls in Your Pocket
- Attention, Trauma Tuesday Crossword Champions . . .
- "Is There a Doctor (or Nurse) on Board?"
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
9 December 2025
Can Dried Plasma Saves Lives?
SUMMARY
- Dried plasma for trauma resuscitation
- ACS Best Practice Guidelines: Management of Chest Wall Injuries
- I am a Trauma Registry Professional. Is the TCAR Course Right for me?
- Fatigue-Induced Attention Failure: What's Really Happening in Your Brain When You "Zone-Out"
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
2 December 2025
What to Do When The Pressue is High
SUMMARY
- Diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome
- AI Telepathy? Really?
- TCAR/PCAR Verification Exam Passing Rates
- What Is the Difference Between An Aneurysm and a Pseudoaneurysm?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
25 November 2025
Brainstorming
SUMMARY
- PSH in severe TBI
- Closing Velocity And Injury Severity
- How do I access my course manual?
- A Suspended Animation Band-Aid?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
18 November 2025
To Clot, or Not
SUMMARY
- New TXA Consensus Statement
- Book: Gut, by Giulia Enders
- Did You Know You Can Ask A Trauma Nurse?
- Is there a role for ECMO in trauma patients?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
11 November 2025
SI, SIPA, or SBP?
SUMMARY
- Metrics of Shock in Pediatric Trauma Patients
- The Importance of the Seat Belt Sign
- I don't work in a Level 1 Trauma Center. Would a TCAR or PCAR course be right for me?
- Wi-Fi, Pulse-Fi?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
4 November 2025
Pelvic Fractures: High Stakes, High Mortality
SUMMARY
- Pelvic Fractures Can Be Deadly
- When Animals Attack
- The ACS TQIP Annual Conference, Nov 8-10, Chicago, IL
- Spinal Cord Kaput? 3D Print a New One!
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
28 October 2025
Blood Gas Analysis: ABG or VBG?
SUMMARY
- Battle of the Blood Gases: ABG vs. VBG
- POC EEG?
- The Pediatric Trauma Society's 11th Annual Meeting
- A Tooth in the Eye? Imagine What That Looks Like on a Radiograph!
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
21 October 2025
When Is Feeding Patients NOT a Good Idea?
SUMMARY
- The ICU Nutrition: Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Trauma ICU Rounds Podcast
- What Topics Make TCAR & PCAR Different From Resuscitation-Focused Courses?
- No, This is NOT Science Fiction!
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
14 October 2025
Is A Child's Cracked Skull Grounds For Admission?
SUMMARY
- No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!
- What's New With the Broselow Tape?
- Can I Take TCAR to Prepare for TCRN Certification?
- An Artificial Tongue for Your Artificial Sweetener?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
7 October 2025
Holey Hoses, Batman!
SUMMARY
- When There's Holes in the Hoses
- The Leatherman of POCUS Tools
- October 5-11 is Emergency Nurses Week
- When Urine Isn't Yellow
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
30 September 2025