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Mastering Minor Care: Paronychia and Felon

Taming the SRU

These patients may be discharged with close outpatient follow-up, and should be instructed to return to the Emergency Department if they develop worsening and/or spreading pain and swelling, as this may be indicative of an infectious process. Soft-tissue injuries of the fingertip: methods of evaluation and treatment.

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Elbow Dislocations

RebelEM

2017 Jul;9(3):195-204. Elbow Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. Commentary on an article by Marc Schnetzke, MD, et al.: “Determination of Elbow Laxity in a Sequential Soft-Tissue Injury Model. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Shoulder Elbow.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

EMDocs

Reduced Tissue Manipulation: With video laryngoscopy, less force is required to achieve proper visualization, reducing the risk of activating the gag reflex, dental trauma, soft tissue injury, and bleeding during intubation attempts (25). Int J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;10(1):1. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

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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. Skin and Soft tissue Skin and soft tissue injuries or abscesses often require solid non-pharmacopoeia in addition to local anesthetics.