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Central Capillary Refill Time
SUMMARY
- Central Capillary Refill Time and Mortality
- How to Place a Pigtail Catheter
- Current It's Trauma Tuesday Newsletters are Now Available in the Archives
- Earbuds for Seizure Identification?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
February 10th 2026
Sentinel Injury Recognition in Children
SUMMARY
- Child Abuse Statistics and What They Mean
- National Burn Awareness Week, February 1-7, 2026
- The results are in!
- Speak Like a Pro
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
February 3rd 2026
Revisiting the Monro-Kellie Hypothesis
SUMMARY
- From Intracranial Pressure to Intracranial Dynamics
- Dress For Success for Better Wound Healing
- How Can I Prepare for my TCAR/PCAR Verification Exam?
- How Do You Say It? The Monro-Kellie Hypothesis
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
January 27th 2026
Failure to Rescue in Geriatric Trauma Patients
SUMMARY
- How Vigilant is our Care AFTER Grandma's Been Run Over By a Reindeer?
- How is the Primary Survey "The Same But Different" for Geriatric Trauma Patients?
- TEP Anniversary Year
- All is S'well: Vasogenic vs. Cytotoxic Edema
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
January 20th 2026
Optimizing Organ Donors
SUMMARY
- Managing Brain Death and Organ Donation in the ICU
- At the Heart of Critical Care
- Can't See the Weekly Quiz or Other Objects in the Newsletter?
- Eponymous Trauma Terms
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
January 13th 2026
Hold the CT!
SUMMARY
- Pedi C-Spine Imaging? Skip the Scanner
- Procedure: Hematoma Block
- Wishing You the Best in 2026
- And the Record Goes to . . .
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
January 6th 2026
Deck the Halls and Hit the Decks
SUMMARY
- 'Tis the Season . . . For Trauma?
- Revolutionizing Trauma Pain Management: The Role of Fascial Plane Blocks
- TEP Office Holiday Schedule
- Holiday Stress? Go Ahead and Squeeze Your Weenus, Nature’s Built-in Stress Ball
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
December 23rd 2025
Mind the Gas! Oxygen, CO₂, and TBI Mortality
SUMMARY
- How Do PaO2 and PCO2 Levels Impact TBI Mortality?
- Concussion Care Update
- Why is there no Psychomotor Skills Testing in a TCAR/PCAR Course?
- Osmolarity vs. Osmolality . . . What's the Difference?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
December 16th 2025
Pulse Pressure: The Poor Man’s Stroke Volume?
SUMMARY
- Can Pulse Pressure Measurement be a Substitute for Stroke Volume?
- Neuro Pearls in Your Pocket
- Attention, Trauma Tuesday Crossword Champions . . .
- "Is There a Doctor (or Nurse) on Board?"
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
December 9th 2025
Can Dried Plasma Saves Lives?
SUMMARY
- Dried plasma for trauma resuscitation
- ACS Best Practice Guidelines: Management of Chest Wall Injuries
- I am a Trauma Registry Professional. Is the TCAR Course Right for me?
- Fatigue-Induced Attention Failure: What's Really Happening in Your Brain When You "Zone-Out"
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
December 2nd 2025
What to Do When The Pressue is High
SUMMARY
- Diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome
- AI Telepathy? Really?
- TCAR/PCAR Verification Exam Passing Rates
- What Is the Difference Between An Aneurysm and a Pseudoaneurysm?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
November 25th 2025
Brainstorming
SUMMARY
- PSH in severe TBI
- Closing Velocity And Injury Severity
- How do I access my course manual?
- A Suspended Animation Band-Aid?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
November 18th 2025
To Clot, or Not
SUMMARY
- New TXA Consensus Statement
- Book: Gut, by Giulia Enders
- Did You Know You Can Ask A Trauma Nurse?
- Is there a role for ECMO in trauma patients?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
November 11th 2025

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