Trauma

Key points have been added to the Thoracolumbar injuries page.

The Thoracolumbar injuries page has been updated with additional information about lumbar crush fractures.

The Investigation of blunt head trauma page has been updated with information about the NICE 2023 CT head guideline.

Some additional minor changes and reorganisation of the Subdural and extradural haemorrhage page has occurred..

A short segment on the MRI appearances of SDH has been added to the Subdural and extradural haemorrhage page.

A short segment on intradural haematoma has been added to the Extradural and subdural haemorrhage page.

Some additional information about the epidemiology of EDH has been added to the Subdural and extradural haemorrhage page.

A number of other updates and improvements in structure have been added to the Thoracolumbar injuries page.

The Spinal immoblisation page has had some minor updates.

The Cervical spine fractures page has been updated with additional information about C2 fractures.

Key points have been added to the Spinal immoblisation page.

The Bite injuries page has been updated with revised recommendations for antibiotic treatment.

The Urogenital trauma page has been updated with a revised section on blunt bladder trauma.

The Urogenital trauma page has been updated with additional information about blunt renal trauma, with a de-emphasis on operative management in most cases.

The Burns management page has been updated with an updated recommendation for 3-4ml/kg/%TBSA of fluid, instead of 2-4ml/kg/%TBSA.

The Burns page has been split into Burn assessment and Burn management pages.