Trauma Alert

ballistics

ballistics, retained bullet fragments, and lead toxicity

beta blockers in traumatic brain injury

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/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12781557/]

trauma in pregnancy

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://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://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2025&issue=02000&article=00002&type=Fulltext] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304/ [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304/]

CRASH 3

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 [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32233-0/fulltext]

CRASH 2

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 [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60835-5/fulltext]