Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

to teach you and your learner something new on shift skin adhesives WITH dr. hill Dermabond is a polymer (octyl cyanoacrylate) that can be used to repair lacerations in the Emergency Department faster than sutures, allowing the ED physician to be more efficient.

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EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

One of our beloved colleagues from the community has recently declared to us his love of ultrasound guided nerve blocks--a skill that is established in the anesthesia world but is quickly gaining traction in our realm. Maybe it's dislocated? Do your research, and always be safe. Sorry we've been out of the loop lately.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There are many different types of pneumothorax (PTX), and the management paradigm has shifted in recent years as the research has exploded on this topic. Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax. Published 2020 Jul 23.

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Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 28, 2020

Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Dislocated Shoulders: A ProspectiveCohort. Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography to Diagnose Dislocated Shoulders: A ProspectiveCohort. You suspect the patient may have a shoulder dislocation. He has no history of shoulder dislocations in the past.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 22, 2023

Abnormal neurovascular findings suggest injury to nearby structures (nerves and blood vessels) from dislocations, bony trauma, or increased compartment pressures. Gross deformities often suggest fracture or dislocation [Image 2]. Impaired ROM can be indicative of dislocation, ligamentous injury, or intra-articular pathology.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 6, 2025

Article 1: Is lung ultrasound a viable alternative to chest x-ray in diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia? Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound for community-acquired pneumonia in children in ambulatory settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound. Does This Infant Have a Dislocated Hip?

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Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Picture from Research Gate ( The Measuring of the Head Circumference of Children [17]. If both testis are impalpable bilaterally then ask a senior colleague to review the baby and request and urgent abdominal ultrasound and karyotype test. Barlow Test: This checks for a hip that can be dislocated.

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