Man-O-War simulator: a Low-cost manikin for training on chest tube management.

Simulation-based medical education is becoming a cornerstone in health education. Simulators are commonly expensive and not available in developing countries. We propose a very low-cost simulator that any educator can realize.

Benefits of the tranexamic acid in head trauma with no extracranial bleeding: a prospective follow-up of 180 patients.

Introduction: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is one of the debated therapies in the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI). We conducted this study to evaluate the benefits of TXA in TBI on the mortality and its safety in these patients.

Methods: This was a prospective randomized open-label trial including all patients, aged at 18 years or older, hospitalized in the emergency room during a 13-month period, for TBI.