George Douros shares with us the system employed at the Austin ED in Melbourne for bringing order to the chaos of the plaster room. The post includes links to pdf downloads of the instruction charts and plaster templates.
High Pressure-Injection Injury
May 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
A review on the emergency department assessment and management of high-pressure injection injuries.
Cunningham’s Shoulder Relocation
January 15, 2011 By 10 Comments
A video and description of Neal Cunningham’s method of reduction for anterior shoulder dislocations and relevant links on shoulderdislocation.net
Therapeutic Taping for Musculoskeletal Conditions
January 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Therapeutic Taping for Musculoskeletal Conditions is a practical and enlightening text. It discusses and demonstrates a range of taping techniques to be used in conjunction with other treatments to address complaints.
UCEM Guidelines for Orthopedics
January 12, 2011 By 9 Comments
Egerton Y Davis IV unveils the latest guidelines to be produced by UCEM, the much anticipated Guidelines for Orthopedic Surgery.
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?
Hip and Pelvis Injuries
December 23, 2010 By 4 Comments
LITFL looks at the latest review from EBMedicine on pelvic and hip injuries in the emergency department. Test your knowledge now!
Skier’s Thumb
October 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
Injury to the ulnar collateral ligament can occur acutely or chronically, and is an easy to miss injury that can lead to chronic instability if not identified and treated early.
Acute injury known as skier’s thumb occurs due to a fall on outstretched hand with thumb forced into abduction.
Gamekeeper’s thumb is a chronic lesion which develops from repetitive strain on the UCL.
A Funny Fracture
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A case study describing the assessment and management of humeral shaft fractures.
XtraNormal Gold
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