Six New “Current Thinking” Position Papers Published by Editorial Board

• Advances in Management of Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

• Utilization of the Bougie Cricothyrotomy Technique for a Surgical Airway in Adults

• Prehospital EMS Management of Open Pneumothorax Using Chest Seals

• Utilization of the LEON Criteria to Predict Difficult Intubation

• Simple Thoracostomy for Traumatic Arrest in the Prehospital Setting

• SMS (Simplified Motor Score): A Potential Field Measure of Neurological Injury to Replace Total Glasgow Coma Score

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staying up to date on best practices, industry standards, and leading-edge research. ITLS content is current, relevant, and responsive to the latest thinking in trauma management. All “Current Thinking” topics and resources and authored and/or reviewed by members of the ITLS Editorial Board.