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Pigtail catheters for kids
SUMMARY
- Pigtail catheters vs. standard-size chest tubes to treat pediatric hemothorax
- Celebrating Nurses on National Nurses Week!
- Farty Pants, Smarty Pants
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
May 5th 2026
Neurocritical Care: The Basics
SUMMARY
- Challenges in Neurocritical Care
- May is Trauma Awareness Month
- Hot off the Press! TEP's New Trauma Clinical Reference
- Transfusion Time Machine
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
April 28th 2026
ARDS in Trauma
SUMMARY
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Trauma
- Fad . . . or Future? Using Serum Biomarkers to Detect Brain Injury
- Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
April 21st 2026
Morel-Lavallée lesions
SUMMARY
- A Morel-Lavallée Lesion Is NOT "Just a Bad Bruise"
- In Shock
- Did you know you can Ask a Trauma Nurse?
- You Put What Where? Fun With Foreign Bodies!
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
April 14th 2026
ALARA for imaging in kids
SUMMARY
- Imaging and cancer risk in kids.
- Whole blood vs. Component therapy
- Society of Trauma Nurses: Are You A Member?
- A glimmer of hope for spinal cord injury recovery?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
April 7th 2026
Resuscitation is Rough on the Renals
SUMMARY
- Trauma-Related Acute Kidney Injury (TrAKI)
- Are You Suffering Digital Compassion Fatigue?
- New PCAR Course Logos
- Which Type of Donors Contribute More Organs?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
March 31st 2026
When to Crack the Chest
SUMMARY
- Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Review
- Does SpO2 Overestimate Oxygenation in Patients with Dark Skin Pigmentation?
- 2026 is TCAR Education Programs' 15th year!
- Emergency Landing
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
March 24th 2026
New Cervical Vascular Injury Guidelines
SUMMARY
- Diagnosing and Managing Cervical Vascular Injuries
- Certified Nurses Day is March 19th!
- March 22 is World Coma Day
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for CLOSED Surgical Wounds?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
March 17th 2026
Hormonal Exhaustion in Hemorrhagic Shock
SUMMARY
- Hormonal Response to Hemorrhage After Severe Trauma
- Surviving the ICU
- Soak Up Pain With a Sponge?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
March 10th 2026
Sedation and Analgesia in Critically Ill Kids
SUMMARY
- Sedation in Critically Ill Children: Less is More
- Broken Hearts
- Could we Deliver TBI Care Directly to Injured Cells?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
March 3rd 2026
Ribs, Anyone? New Chest Wall Injury Guidelines
SUMMARY
- To Fix or Not to Fix? Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures
- Do we Miss Hypotension Because of our Obsession with BP?
- TIC Talk in Austin
- Speak Like a Pro
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
February 24th 2026
Putting the "EYE" in ICP Monitoring
SUMMARY
- Can You Measure ICP With an Ultrasound Probe on the Eyeball?
- FREE: The Essential Pediatric Respiratory Care Bundle
- Austin, Here We Come!
- How Many Organs Can You Lose and Still Survive?
...plus crosswords, quizzes and more!
February 17th 2026
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

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