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Straight, No Chaser: Stop, The Life You Save May Be Your Own – Snake Bites
So you’ve been snake bitten. What will you do next? First things first. Stay calm. Call 911. Realize that most snake bites are non-venomous (A really quick tip regarding
Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions on Treatment of Fire Related Injuries
Questions, you’ve got questions (Why are you so shy about posting them?). Here we go. Today, your focus is on the aftermath and treatment of fire related injury. 1) W
Straight, No Chaser: The Roof Is On Fire – The Trauma of Residential Fires
As Trauma Week winds down on Straight, No Chaser, we work our way back home, which sadly is the site of most traumatic injuries. In fact, about 85% of all U.S. fire deaths occur
Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions About Gunshot and Stab Wounds
Your Top Five Questions: 1. Why don’t the bullets always get taken out? Removal of bullet may cause more damage than leaving them in. It’s sometimes not worth the effo
Straight, No Chaser: Violent Crimes – Gunshot and Stab Wounds
Penetrating trauma (PT) is of such magnitude in this country that it is nearly impossible to do it justice in short form. This is primarily a medical blog, and as such I’ll defer
Straight, No Chaser: Who Let The Dogs Out? Animal Bites
Human Shark Week wouldn’t be complete without reviewing something getting bitten. Bow-Wow Ows Dogs bite almost 5 million people yearly, resulting in 800,000 visits to a healthcar
Straight, No Chaser: Concussions Post-Script – A Neurologist's Thoughts
I’d like to welcome and thank my good friend and noted UCLA Neurologist, Dr. Charles Flippen, II to Straight, No Chaser as a contributor to this topic. His words: “Everyone
Straight, No Chaser: Heads Up! Traumatic Brain Injuries (Concussion), Part II
Your son is a star in Friday Night Lights (actually football, not the TV show) and has been concussed. Amazingly, the most common question I get asked is not “Will he be ok
Straight, No Chaser: The Drama of Motor Vehicle Trauma
‘Tis not my task to preach but to inform. Maybe you think you’ve heard it all before, but let me lay it all out for you so you can truly be an informed consumer. Forewarn
Straight, No Chaser: Trauma Quick (Finger)Tips – Give Me the Finger!
What you’re seeing is not a five-finger salute gone bad. It’s an all too often occurrence: amputated fingers. Believe it or not, 90% of reattached fingers are done so successfu
Straight, No Chaser: Why is Life so Traumatic? (aka Human Shark Week!)
Introduction If there were a human equivalent to shark week, it would be TRAUMA WEEK! That’s right. Trauma has all the drama, excitement and tragedy as shark bites and often
Straight, No Chaser: Saturday Quick Tips – The Tooth of the Matter is…
What would you do if your tooth fell out or got knocked out? Here’s today’s Quick Tips. 1) Most importantly, be quick about it. You have a loss of survival of about 1%
Straight, No Chaser: Beat the Heat (and Not Just in Miami)
When a loved one dies, families often ask “Is there something I could have done?” Usually I give you information. Today I want to give you information and power to act
Straight, No Chaser: Back From the Dead (aka The One Piece of Medical Equipment I Wish You Had in Your House)
Have you ever heard of an AED (automated external defibrillator)? Well, you’re about to. We’ve promoted CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) a ton over the years, but recent rec
Straight, No Chaser: Understanding Asthma – Toothpicks and Snot (Part 2 of 2)
As we move into discussing asthma treatment, remember that asthmatics die at an alarming rate. I mentioned yesterday (and it bears repeating) that death rates have increased over
