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Ortho Pearls: Metacarpal Fracture Management

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If there are no indications for surgery, the patient can be immobilized in a cast for four weeks with good outcomes. 2000 Sep;25(5):817-23. Metacarpal fractures: treatment and complications. Hand (N Y). 2014;9(1):16-23. doi:10.1007/s11552-013-9562-1 Stern PJ. Management of fractures of the hand over the last 25 years. J Hand Surg Am.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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Still, there are those that believe that FPS is more of a physician-centered endpoint that does not fully reflect important patient-centric outcomes (16). Chest 2000; 117(1): 260 – 7. 2000 Jan-Mar;4(1):14-8. PMID: 23911630 Kim WY et al. PLoS One 2014; 9(11): e112779. PMID: 25402500 Forsythe SM et al. WJEM 2015; 16(7): 1109 – 17.