RebelEM

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Elbow Dislocation Definition: Disarticulation of the proximal radius & ulna bones from the humerus Epidemiology: Incidence Second most common joint dislocation (after shoulder) in adults Most commonly dislocated joint in children Accounts for 10-25% of all injuries to the elbow ( Cohen 1998 ) Posterolateral is the most common type of dislocation (..)

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Dislocations Fractures Soft Tissue Injuries Outcomes 116

The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many vertebral fractures can be treated non-operatively. So I would like to concentrate on some papers that examined the use of back braces on patients who underwent pedicle screw fixation of their thoracic and/or lumbar spine fractures. J Clin Neurosci 45:33-39, 2017. Listed in 2017, to be completed Nov 2026.

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Fractures Dislocations Operations Burns 203

EMDocs

MARCH 30, 2024

3,4 Risk factors include engaging in high energy activities, consumption of large amounts of alcohol, osteoporosis, and previous thoracic or lumbar fractures. 10 Spinal Fracture Classification 11 There are multiple different classification systems available. Spine fracture. September 30, 2017. Accessed June 23, 2023.

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EMS Fractures Emergency Department Dislocations 106

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Answer : Posterior dislocation of a periprosthetic hip Epidemiology: Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is the 4 th most common surgical procedures in the United States (2.3% 4 Dislocation is the most common complication after THA occurring at a rate of 0.2-10% 5-7 Dislocation rate as high as 28% in revision THA. 10% of patients.

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EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 98

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. PPV, rib fractures, and decreased GCS were predictive of conservative management failure [23]. doi:10.1155/2017/6014967 Light RW. Published 2017 Sep 7. 89% of patients with PTX under this cutoff were successfully observed.

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Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

4,5 High voltage injuries can throw a victim from the electrical source, lead to falls, and cause forceful tetany with spinal hyperextension injuries or joint dislocations. An unstable patient who is altered or with tenuous vital signs should consider trauma and cardiac causes. His ECG was unremarkable. McGraw Hill; 2016. Electrical injuries.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 14, 2017

Fractures and dislocations that are being reduced can produce a snap or click as the parts mesh again. Even the electrocautery pen can induce a little sizzle as it cauterizes or as it perforates a nail with a subungual hematoma.

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