Trauma Alert

ASA classifications Mallampati score Levels of sedation Local anesthesia NPO guidelines Trauma considerations in anesthesia Surgical airways

https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2026/05000/western_trauma_association_critical_decisions_in.15.aspx https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2024&issue=05000&article=00001&type=Fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532267/

pancreatic anatomy, injury grading, and management https://www.aast.org/static/journal_pdf_c2783884-d10b-4538-9e1f-c054db3241f3/c2783884-d10b-4538-9e1f-c054db3241f3.pdf https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2025&issue=03000&article=00014&type=Fulltext

ballistics, retained bullet fragments, and lead toxicity

Beta-blockers in adults with acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12781557/

Physiologic changes during pregnancy, special considerations in care of the pregnant trauma patient, and the updated EAST guidelines recommendations https://www.east.org/education-resources/practice-management-guidelines/details/trauma-in-pregnancy-a-systematic-review-metaanalysis-and-practice-management-guideline-from-the-east https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2025&am...

Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32233-0/fulltext

Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60835-5/fulltext

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of major thoracic vascular injuries https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41532881/

Article review - Early major fracture care in polytrauma: priorities in the context of concomitant injuries https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11446538/ modern open fracture grading and management https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38374531/

updated 2024 SCCM guidelines on use of corticosteroids for sepsis, ARDS, and community acquired pneumonia https://www.sccm.org/clinical-resources/guidelines/guidelines/use-of-corticosteroids-in-sepsis-ards-cap

A review of a variety of articles about closed CPR and chest compressions in trauma · References · traumatic cardiac arrest a narrative review, journal of clinical medicine in January 2024 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10816125/#B48-jcm-13-00302 · UK pigs https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(19)30165-0/fulltext · Dogs https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2016/070...

common medications administered in the trauma bay or during the acute phase of trauma care

decompressive craniectomy (DC) in trauma: what you need to know https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11446508/

part 2 of death by neurologic criteria guidelines from american academy of neurology https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207740

part 1 of death by neurologic criteria guidelines from american academy of neurology https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207740

lower extremity compartment syndrome and fasciotomy

American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Best Practices Guidelines - Spine Injury https://www.facs.org/media/k45gikqv/spine_injury_guidelines.pdf

spinal cord anatomy, neurogenic shock, spinal cord syndromes, spinal shock

https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2024/03000/american_association_for_the_surgery_of.23.aspx

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in surgical and trauma patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11956280/

ACS definitions, risk factors, diagnosis, and management

GI tract anatomy, injury grading, and management

trauma laparotomy, liver trauma, and spleen trauma

Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Endovascular Intervention for Trauma https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(19)30952-2/fulltext