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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
Managing mild TBI with Intracranial Hemorrhage
SUMMARY
- Thinking BIG: The Modified BIG score
- It's Sepsis September!
- Are TCAR and TEP the Same Thing?
- The FDA Approves an Over-the-Counter, Cuffless BP Monitor
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
23 September 2025
Bye Bye Backboards? Sayonara C-Collars?
SUMMARY
- Is it Time for a MAJOR SCI Practice Change?
- Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention at the Bedside
- NEW! Trauma Tuesday Video Summaries
- A Quick Romp Through the History of Surgery
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
16 September 2025
Spotlight on Delirium: Its Impact on Trauma Patient Recovery
SUMMARY
- How Common is Delirium After Major Trauma?
- Facial Fractures: Who Stays and Who Goes?
- OOPS! A Point of Clarification
- Did Florence Nightingale invent the pie chart?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
9 September 2025
Pediatric VTE
SUMMARY
- Updated Pediatric VTE Guidelines Released
- Does Your Pet Have the Right Stuff To Be A Donor?
- TCAR or PCAR Verified? You Deserve Recognition!
- Speak like a pro…
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
2 September 2025
Changing C-ABC to X-ABC
SUMMARY
- Shifting priorities: C-ABC, H-ABC, or X-ABC?
- The US Centers for Disease Control's Injury Prevention & Control website
- Get Ready for Emergency Nursing 2025 in New Orleans
- Do You Remember the Bionic Man?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
26 August 2025
Oxygen Delivery with Advanced Oxygen Therapeutics
SUMMARY
- Advanced Oxygen Therapeutics, How Cool is That?
- Have you heard of SWIK? It's pretty slick!
- The New UK TCAR & PCAR Manual Editions are Now Available!
- The Love Gloves
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
19 August 2025