Tomer Talmy

High-Accuracy Performance of a Simplified Binary Triage System in Military Trauma Key Points Question How accurately does a simplified judgment-based binary field triage system identify severely injured trauma casualties during combat operations? Findings In this cohort study of 4522 military trauma casualties, the triage system showed high sensitivity, with low undertriage for major trauma in combat settings at the cost of increased overtriage.

1 Introduction Epidural analgesia is both safe and effective in pain management of children and adults after orthopedic surgery of the lower extremities and hips [1, 2]. However, epidural analgesia comes with an inherent risk of urinary retention and is often accompanied by placement of urinary catheters (UC), which are often left in place for the duration of epidural treatment [3, 4].

1 BACKGROUND Tension pneumothorax (TPX) stands as a significant cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield, underscored by its potential reversibility through timely and proper field interventions.1-3 The diagnosis of TPX is challenging and is particularly difficult to establish or retrospectively infer once needle or chest tube decompression has been performed.