A 65 year old woman has been brought to your emergency department after being struck by a car at a pedestrian crossing. She has a painful right leg. Her AP and Lateral X-rays are shown
Ankle Sprains
December 30, 2010 By 5 Comments
A 23 year-old female netball player presents c/o pain and swelling to her right ankle post playing netball. The patients states she landed heavily, inverting her right ankle after jumping up to defend a goal shot, but was able to play on for another 2-3 minutes before the pain, and swelling became uncomfortable. The patients hobbles into minor injuries room, were you elevate the leg, and provided ice, analgesia, and start to wonder if she meets the criteria for X-ray to rule out a fracture?
Sternal Fractures
October 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Sternum fractures result from severe blunt chest trauma, and cause significant pain to the patient. Treatment is tailored around adequate analgesia, with surgical intervention only warranted in limited cases.
Trauma Quiz 016
September 29, 2010 By
A 35 year old man presents to the emergency department after an injury to the left ankle sustained in a motorcycle accident.
A Funny Fracture
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A case study describing the assessment and management of humeral shaft fractures.
Trauma Quiz 014
August 1, 2010 By
A 25 year old man sustains a pelvic injury in a high speed motorcycle accident. An X-ray including a retrograde cystogram is performed.
Lost in Translation
July 28, 2010 By 8 Comments
Whether it is interpreting a physicians handwriting, transcribing the muffled rants of the dictating clinician or battling the auto-correct function of microsoft word…meaning can sometimes be lost in translation…
Lover not a fighter
July 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
A distinctly uncommunicative man says he injured his hand in a fall. What is the diagnosis, the mechanism and how will you treat the injury?
Gordon Bennett!
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A 27 year-old amateur martial artist needs your help after smashing his fist through a plank of wood. Can you diagnose and manage his injury?
Bone and Joint Bamboozler 003
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 50 year-old woman took a tumble down some steps and injured her left wrist. Can you correctly diagnose and manage her injury?
