Trauma Alert

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&issue=02000&article=00002&type=Fulltext

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304/

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/2016/07000/use_of_cpr_in_hemorrhagic_shock,_a_dog_model.6.aspx

· Baboons https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstract/1989/10000/hemodynamic_effects_of_external_cardiac_massage_in.22.aspx

· may 2021.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300957221000848

· October 2023. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2023/10000/the_futility_of_closed_chest_compressions_after.19.aspx

· February 2025. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2025/02000/effect_of_cardiopulmonary_resuscitation_on.10.aspx

· January 2016. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4713157/

· November 2016. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2016/11000/open_chest_cardiac_massage_offers_no_benefit_over.7.aspx

· Nov 1982 articlehttps://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstract/1982/11000/role_of_external_cardiac_compression_in_truncal.8.aspx

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/