Heart Injury




EM Clerkship show

Summary: This week we are continuing our trauma series and talking about cardiac injury. There are 3 big diagnoses in this section that we will cover: cardiac tamponade, aortic dissection, and blunt cardiac injury. All 3 can kill your patient, and all 3 are easy to evaluate for if you know what to look for. We will cover all of these as well as several common pimp questions in this episode.<br>