Using emergency department-based inception cohorts to determine genetic characteristics associated with long term patient outcomes after motor vehicle collision: Methodology of the CRASH study

A 16-year-old male presented to the emergency department following a single-truck motor vehicle collision. The patient was the driver of an older model pickup truck that he lost control of while driving and went off of the road. He was restrained with a lap belt only, given the age of the vehicle. His only complaint at the presenting hospital was left-sided neck pain and hoarseness.

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Straining the Strain Diagnosis

The Cognitive Autopsy ◽

10.1093/med/9780190088743.003.0041 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 263-270

Author(s):

Pat Croskerry

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Neck Pain ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Implicit Bias ◽

Correct Diagnosis ◽

Motor Vehicle Collision ◽

Plain Radiographs ◽

Vehicle Collision ◽

Bony Injury

In this case, a woman in her late 30s was brought to the emergency department (ED) following a motor vehicle collision. She was a passenger in a car that was T-boned on the passenger side. Her principal complaint was neck pain. After plain radiographs showed no bony injury, she was discharged with cervical strain. She presented again to the same ED on three further occasions before her correct diagnosis was made. Aspects of implicit bias are highlighted in her care.

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Is an emergency department encounter for a motor vehicle collision truly a teachable moment?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery ◽

10.1097/ta.0b013e31826b0161 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. S258-S261 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Michael A. Gittelman ◽

Wendy J. Pomerantz ◽

Mona Ho ◽

Richard Hornung ◽

Nicole McClanahan

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Collision ◽

Teachable Moment ◽

Vehicle Collision

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73-year-old Female with Syncope and Motor Vehicle Collision

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine ◽

10.5811/cpcem.2021.7.53384 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 369-376

Author(s):

Kevin Flanagan ◽

Zachary Dezman ◽

Karl Dachroeden ◽

Laura Bontempo

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Collision ◽

Initial Assessment ◽

Case Presentation ◽

Traumatic Injuries ◽

Vehicle Collision ◽

Attending Physician ◽

Suspected Diagnosis

Introduction: Patients with traumatic injuries can be difficult to assess, and their evaluation often evolves in the emergency department (ED). We describe how an ED attending physician member developed a differential diagnosis for this presentation, arrived at a suspected diagnosis, and what test he proposed to prove his hypothesis. Case Presentation: This clinicopathological case presentation details the initial assessment and management of a 73-year-old female who presented to the ED following a motor vehicle collision precipitated by a syncopal episode. Conclusion: The final surprising diagnosis is then revealed.

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Just the facts: Hypertonic saline is just as good as (and probably better than) mannitol

CJEM ◽

10.1017/cem.2019.455 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 152-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laurel Murphy

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Medical History ◽

Hypertonic Saline ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Motor Vehicle Collision ◽

Past Medical History ◽

Significant Past Medical History ◽

Vehicle Collision ◽

Level Of Consciousness ◽

Better Than

A 27-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance following a motor vehicle collision at highway speed. She was the belted driver. She has no significant past medical history and is on no medications. Following a prolonged extrication, she is intubated due to decreased level of consciousness before transport.

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