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Trauma Penetrating: When a Hole is more than just a Hole

Sunday, May 7, 2023
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM CST
Location: Count Basie A
CE: .75
Reference 1: Seamon MJ, Haut ER, Van Arendonk K, Barbosa RR, Chiu WC, Dente CJ, Fox N, Jawa RS, Khwaja K, Lee JK, Magnotti LJ, Mayglothling JA, McDonald AA, Rowell S, To KB, Falck-Ytter Y, Rhee P. An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jul;79(1):159-73. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000648. PMID: 26091330.

    Member Speaker(s)

  • Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS

    Attending Surgeon
    John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma
    Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    Slides
Disclosure(s):
Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion the participant will be able to identify the zones of the body for penetrating traumatic injuries.
  • Upon completion the participant will be able to describe the work up and potential structures at risk in penetrating traumatic injuries.
  • Upon completion the participant will be able to decide which patient needs emergent operative intervention instead of further imaging.
  • Understand the initial assessment of a traumatical injured patient.