Approach to Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Finger Amputations

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…

Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, EMS, Sports MedicineGuest UserAugust 18, 2025medicine, fingertip amputation, amputations, trauma, finger injuryComment

Pectoralis Major Tendon Rupture: When the Pec Decides to Take a Major Break

A 40-year-old male with a past medical history of ulcerative colitis, anxiety, and depression presented to the emergency room with pain and swelling to the right pectoralis area for two days…

Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, TraumaDylan PerezAugust 11, 2025Emergency Medicine, Sports medicine, trauma, OrthopedicsComment

Rapid Review of Trauma Literature

The purpose of this literature review is to encourage emergency medicine providers to consider what interventions and systems reduce mortality in trauma patients…

Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, EMS, Resuscitation, TraumaChristopher KoehlerApril 21, 2025Emergency Medicine, trauma, EMS, Team Work, CommunicationComment

Pre-Hospital Hemorrhage Control: A Review of the Literature

EMS, Trauma, Public HealthBrian DruryFebruary 18, 2025EMS, trauma, critical careComment

Shoes matter! LE Degloving injury following a MCC

63 y.o. male arrived to the ED following a motorcycle crash (MCC) in which he was riding at an unknown speed when he suddenly lost control and was launched off of his motorcycle...

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