Welcome to the AIR Trauma Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to trauma in the Emergency Department. 8 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 3 AIR and 5 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 4 hours of III credit for this module.
AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions
In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.
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Highlighted Quality Posts: Trauma
| Site | Article | Author | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel EM | Trauma Resuscitation Update | Salim Rezaie, MD | May 25, 2023 | AIR |
| EM Docs | Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient | Luke Wohlford, MD | June 3, 2023 | AIR |
| EM Docs | Maxillofacial Trauma | Forrest Turner, MD | October 17, 2022 | AIR |
| Rebel EM | PATCH trauma trial | Anand Swaminathan, MD | June 19, 2023 | HM |
| Don’t Forget the Bubbles | Blast Injuries | Andrew Tagg, MD | March 16, 2023 | HM |
| Don’t Forget the Bubbles | Penetrating Chest Trauma | Sarah Davies, MD and Kat Priddis, MD | July 1, 2023 | HM |
| St Emlyns Blog | Refresher on Blood Transfusion in Trauma | Richard Carden, MD | April 13, 2023 | HM |
| RCEMlearning | Blast Injuries | Alison Tompkins, MD | June 30, 2023 | HM |
(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)
If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!
Reference
- Lin M, Phipps M, Chan TM, et al. Digital Impact Factor: A Quality Index for Educational Blogs and Podcasts in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Ann Emerg Med. 2023;82(1):55-65. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.02.011, PMID 36967275
Chris Belcher, MD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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