Core Em Podcast

This week we look at TBI and discuss some of the pitfalls and pearls in early management of traumatic ICH. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_84_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download 2 Comments Tags: Head Injury, Hyperosmolar Therapy, ICH, Resuscitation, RSI, TBI, Trauma Show Notes Take Home Points If you get a heads up from EMS on an incoming trauma, take the lead time you get to clearly delineate everyone’s roles to help ensure the resuscitation runs smoothly. In the severe TBI patient, the key is in preventing secondary injury to the brain. We do this by guarding against hypoxia, hypercarbia, hypotension and aspiration. Max your pre-ox, get the ETT in quickly to prevent oxygenation and ventilation issues and keep the head up if possible Hypotensio