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EM@3AM: Extensor Tendon Laceration

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Answer : Extensor tendon laceration Epidemiology: Hand extensor injuries make up >25% of orthopedic soft tissue injuries 2, 3 Common in young men in manual labor Dominant hand more likely to be injured 4 2012 study on 86 patients reported 83% men with a mean age of 34.2 Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;132(4):560e-566e.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 80: Traumatic Arthrotomy

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Functional outcomes Severe soft tissue injuries and damage to the bony structures => poor functional outcomes. Labs do not play a significant role Imaging X-ray : Start with plain films to look for fracture near laceration, intra-articular free air, radiopaque foreign body. 2011 Nov;71(5):E110-3.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Some are simple comfort measures such as splinting (fracture or sprain), applying cold (acute soft tissue injury) or heat (non-traumatic, non-specific pain), or other targeted non-pharmacology. neutropenia) ( Babl 2011 , Dokko 2014 ). Not only is this the safest of all techniques, but often the most effective.

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Hand Examination & Pathology

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This is partly because the hands (including fingers) of children & young people have a tendency to fracture without as much compressive force being applied to the bones when compared with adult hands. Finger injuries caused by fingers being caught in closing doors are extremely common presentations to the paediatric emergency department.