Anesthesia Key

Acute Eye Infections Tricia C. Loo Eye infections are encountered in the ED in a broad spectrum ranging from minor to severe. The majority of infections seen in the ED…

Hanging and Strangulation Injuries Leon D. Sanchez and Richard E. Wolfe Strangulation occurs when pressure is applied to the neck. This common injury accounts for 2.5% of traumatic deaths worldwide….

Blunt Chest Trauma Richard L. Byyny Blunt chest trauma (BCT) is a common emergency department (ED) presentation. The trauma can range from the most minor chest wall contusion to catastrophic…

Penetrating Neck Trauma Julie Mayglothling Penetrating wounds of the neck present a therapeutic and diagnostic challenge to the emergency physician. Mortality among patients who suffer penetrating neck injuries in the…

Head and Neck Infections Manon Kwon Infections of the head and neck are both common and potentially life-threatening. Knowledge of the fascial layers and the potential spaces of the neck…

Complications of Tracheostomies Valerie Dobiesz, Samreen Vora, and Carissa Tyo Tracheostomy placement is a mainstay in airway management of critically ill patients. A tracheostomy tube is placed because of mechanical…

Dizziness Jonathan A. Edlow CLINICAL PRESENTATION Dizziness is one of the most common presenting symptoms in emergency medicine (1,2). Misdiagnosis is common, even when patients are evaluated by neurologists (3)….

Traumatic Shock Christopher B. Colwell and Ernest E. Moore Shock is the ultimate consequence of inadequate tissue perfusion, which may be manifested clinically by hemodynamic disturbances or organ dysfunction. At…

Blast Injuries David W. Callaway and Leon D. Sanchez During the period from 1996 to 2006 global terrorism-related bombings have increased fourfold with associated injuries increasing nearly eightfold (1). In…

Acute Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Carolyn Chooljian CLINICAL PRESENTATION Acute hearing loss (AHL) is defined as hearing loss occurring over 3 days or less and involves the loss of 30…