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Blunt Trauma: Evaluating and managing high-energy, multi-system injuries

Sunday, May 7, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CST
Location: Count Basie A
CE: .75
Reference 1: Cothren CC, Biffl WL, Moore EE, Kashuk JL, Johnson JL. Treatment for blunt cerebrovascular injuries: equivalence of anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents. Arch Surg. 2009;144(7):685-690.

    Non-Member Speaker(s)

  • Michael Wandling, MD, MS, FACS

    Assistant Professor of Surgery
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    Slides
Disclosure(s):
Michael Wandling, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the approach to the initial evaluation and management of blunt trauma patients.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to explain the differences in the evaluation and management of hemodynamically normal patients and hemodynamically abnormal patients following blunt trauma.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to verbalize the treatment options for common injuries following blunt trauma.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to prioritize management of common injuries for multiply-injured patients following blunt trauma.