Background: Sepsis as a process has been recognized since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
The concept has evolved recently to reflect a disease process of a severe, systemic …

Understanding the physiological effects of responding to crises is a critical component in
understanding how to manage and prepare medical professionals to be crisis responders. …

BACKGROUND Most medical errors are nontechnical and include failures in team communication,
situational awareness, resource use, and leadership. Other high-risk industries have …

Background Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurement using ultrasound has been
proposed as a rapid, non-invasive, point of care technique to estimate intra-cranial pressure (…

BACKGROUND The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examination
has become a valuable tool in trauma resuscitation. Despite the widespread use of FAST …

BACKGROUND Point-of-care ultrasonography is a standard part of trauma assessments,
but there are no objective tools to assess proficiency and ensure high-quality examinations. …

BACKGROUND The utilization of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA)
in trauma has grown exponentially in recent years. However, inconsistency in …

Objectives Our understanding of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) has changed significantly
in recent decades, resulting in a heterogeneous description of diagnosis, treatment, and …

Background Cardiac disease is a common cause of ischemic stroke in children. Limited
information is available about its incidence and long-term outcome. Methods We undertook a …

Background: Early resuscitation with blood components or products is emerging as best
practice in selected patients with trauma and medical patients; as a result, out-of-hospital …