A Motorcyclist’s Irreparable Injury

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aka Trauma Tribulation 008 A 26 year-old male was BIBA after falling off his stationary motorbike at a set of traffic lights. C-spine precautions were removed following palpation of his neck and assessment of his sphincter tone. Initially, his only complaint was pain to his right thumb, presumably from a hyperextension injury. However a detailed [...]

Second Blogiversary

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Life in the Fast Lane is proud (if a little surprised) to celebrate it’s second blogiversary this week!

New Zealand All Whites: World’s No.1 soccer team

All Whites undefeated in World Cup Finals since 1982

All Whites: undefeated in the World Cup since 1982.

UCEM Develops Waiting Room Video

In an effort to reduce the number of comedy Emergency Department presentations, UCEM is pleased to endorse the playing of David Shrigley’s ‘Don’ts’ in all Australian Emergency Department waiting rooms.

Prof Staghorn joins UCEM

Prof Staghorn in his Vale tudo heyday

Professor Inglebert Struvite Staghorn hails from the village of Calyxia nestled on the anaconda-infested shores of the Amazon River. Although the young Staghorn’s missionary parents encouraged him to study the healing arts, he instead discovered a taste for the art of no-holds-barred fighting…

UCEM Promises Communication Training

Although UCEM are reassured that their ELF regimen for weight loss is gradually gaining wider acceptance, the college is concerned that the message is not being communicated according to utopian ideals.

Notification of Reconsideration

Google Reconsideration

Thank you so much to the medical blogging community for your support since our falling out of favour with Google. We greatly appreciate all your blogging advice, article links, blogroll support of Life in the Fast Lane to demonstrate that this medical blog is in fact a blog and not webspam.

How long is Too Long?

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After a year our previous address – we have been forced to move due to the collapse of the our old domain hosts, we are now at lifeinthefastlane.com