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Latest updates
Traumatic aortic injury
The Mediastinal injuries page has been updated with additional information about traumatic aortic injury, in particular pointing out that it does not have many of the features of a spontaneous aortic dissection.
Assessment of pelvic trauma
The Assessment of pelvic trauma page has had some minor updates.
Management of pelvic trauma
The Management of pelvic trauma page has had some minor updates.
Pelvic trauma
The Pelvic trauma page has had some minor updates.
Splenic trauma
The Splenic trauma page has had some minor updates.
Intraosseous access
The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a number of updates to the Intraosseous access section.
Contraindications to IO access
The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a short segment on the Contraindications to IO access.
Nitrates are OK in RV infarction
The Complications of MI page has been updated to remove reference to nitrate sensitivity in RV infarction, as this no longer appears to be a real entity.
