Traumatic fingertip amputations are among the most frequently encountered hand injuries in the emergency department, particularly affecting individuals engaged in manual labor using hand tools with metal blades. A review of data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from 1997 to 2016 showed that 464,026 patients sustained a finger amputation in the US, with an estimated yearly incidence of 7.5/100,000 person-years…
Read MoreThe purpose of this literature review is to encourage emergency medicine providers to consider what interventions and systems reduce mortality in trauma patients…
Read MoreIn the realm of pre-hospital medical care, various modes of transportation exist within emergency medical services (EMS) agencies. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is a relatively new form of transportation where patients are transported via medically equipped helicopters. In this blog post, we will review the background of HEMS systems, which patients are better suited for air versus ground transport, and what the footprint of HEMS is in New England...
Read MoreGoldflam et al. found that a majority of emergency medicine residencies teach wilderness medicine content. Of those programs, greater than 80% create their own curriculum. The American Board of Emergency Medicine has a framework of wilderness medicine topics that are covered on emergency medicine board examinations. How these topics are taught, and…
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