RebelEM

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

vancomycin) If significant soft tissue injury, add gram negative coverage like late generation cephalosporin, extended-spectrum penicillin, or aminoglycoside (i.e. vancomycin) If significant soft tissue injury, add gram negative coverage like late generation cephalosporin, extended-spectrum penicillin, or aminoglycoside (i.e.

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Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures EMS 102

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

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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EMS Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Ultrasounds 78

EMDocs

JUNE 21, 2023

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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Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures Dislocations Radiology 68

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

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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Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 10, 2023

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.

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Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Emergency Department Operations 52