The STAPLES mnemonic is a handy tool used to remember the 7 steps of applying a traction splint.What do the letters of the STAPLES Mnemonic mean?The STAPLES Mnemonic is used...

Know the 12 things to look out for in Thoracic Trauma – The Deadly Dozen!

Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan.
Three days later, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
A few days after that, a 48 year-old physiologist from the University of Rochester called Wallace O. Fenn assembled a team of biologists with backgrounds in studying snakes, fruit flies and grasshoppers.
Their intention: to win the war!

The A1C Test and its Role in Emergency Medicine.  The A1c Test and its Role in the Assessment of Diabetic Emergency Patients The Hemoglobin A1c (also called HbA1c or...

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The DOTS mnemonic is a handy tool used to remember the 4 things to look for when conducting a physical assessment.What do the letters of the DOTS Mnemonic mean?Deformities -...

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