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Straight, No Chaser: Sexual Assault (Rape) and What To Do If You're a Victim
In this series on sexual assault (aka sexual violence, rape), I’m going to lean on best practices largely provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S.
Straight, No Chaser: Physical Signs of Child Abuse
This is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Given how often this topic is in the news, children need you to be part an army to protect children against child abuse. Straight, N
Domestic Violence: How to Get Out of an Abusive Situation
Remember: You are not to blame, and you need not face domestic violence alone. This is the third in a three-part series on domestic violence. The first post focused on the scope
Straight, No Chaser: Mass Trauma, Community Stress and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This is the fourth in a series on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). For an introduction to PTSD, including signs, symptoms and those at risk, click here. For a discussion of t
From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Is skin glue as good for stitches for laceration repair?"
So your child has been cut. S/he is writhing in pain and anxiety and lives in deathly fear of needles. The doctor tells you that you have options. Your child can be strapped
From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "What are the different types of burns?"
Well, yes, he’s a Burns, but I don’t think that’s what we’re addressing today. Let’s look at some burns of the traumatic variety. What’s a first d
Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions About Gunshot and Stab Wounds
Your Top Five Questions: 1. Why don’t we remove the bullets every time? Removing bullets may cause more damage than leaving them in the body. Sometimes it’s not worth the ef
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 finger reattachments are successful, alt
Straight, No Chaser: Heads Up! Concussions – Traumatic Brain Injuries, Part I
The really interesting thing about concussions these days is many individuals seem to have convinced themselves that the risk of a concussion or even continuing in football, wrestl
Straight, No Chaser: Heads Up! Traumatic Brain Injuries (Concussions), Part I
Human Shark Week continues with a discussion about concussions. The really interesting thing about concussions these days is many individuals seem to have convinced themselves th
Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tip – Caring for Your Ankle Sprain
If you decide not to come to the Emergency Room for your ankle sprain, just think about the mnemonic “RICE.” (This works for any other soft tissue sprain, such as the wrist.) R
Straight, No Chaser: Learn the Physical Signs of Child Abuse
Given how often this topic is in the news, we need an army to protect children against child abuse. I will intermittently be discussing various forms of abuse, but to start with, I
Straight, No Chaser: Mass Trauma Alert – When Disaster Strikes
If you’ve become a regular reader of Straight, No Chaser (thank you!), you will note the recurring theme of prevention. There’s often just not enough time to act in the midst o
Straight, No Chaser: Emergency Room Adventures – Trampoline Trauma
So I’m back in the emergency room with a little girl who looks like her forearm is going to fall off the rest of her upper extremity. People love trampolines. Yet somehow the
Straight, No Chaser: Emergency Room Adventures – The Cauliflower Ear
So here I am again waiting for something interesting to walk in worthy of me telling you about, and lo and behold, a behemoth of a guy walks by. You know, one of those guys who wor
Straight, No Chaser: The Initial Response to Sexual Assault
There are few more tragic human interactions than a sexual assault. The physical and mental issues are both challenging and dangerous. Unfortunately, the response during the in
Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips for the Drowning Victim
If the victim is still conscious, attempt to hand him something that can be used to pull him from the water. If you’re out of handing distance, throw either a floatable objec
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
