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Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for Rib Fractures in the ED

Taming the SRU

Ultrasound‐Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) Improves Pain Control in Patients With Rib Fractures. Ultrasound Med. This topic is important because of the high incidence of rib fractures in trauma patients and their association with increased morbidity and mortality. 41, 2695–2701 (2022). Why do we care?

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EM@3AM: Flexor Tendon Laceration

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. The value of ultrasound for detecting hand fractures: A meta-analysis. A 41-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with a deep hand laceration. The patient states they were cutting an avocado when the knife pierced through and punctured his hand.

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EM@3AM: Extensor Tendon Laceration

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 35-year-old right handed male with no significant past medical history presents with a deep hand laceration. The patient states they suffered a cut with a box cutter at a construction site.

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Ultrasound

PHEM Cast

Some useful videos: Hopefully you found the podcast interesting, but since this is quite a visual topic we have put together some videos to demonstrate some of the pathologies discussed and what they look like on ultrasound: How does ultrasound work? Want to know how to use ultrasound? Their section on POCUS is here.

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Case Report: EMS Says Flail Chest, But Is It?

ACEP Now

Case FIGURE 1: Chest X-ray of multiple rib fractures (arrows). EMS recognized a chest wall deformity with movement of the chest wall, and a splint was devised and taped around his chest for what was suspected to be a flail chest. Discussion FIGURE 5: Chest X-ray OF post open reduction and interior fixation of rib fractures.

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ALiEM AIR Series | Procedures Module

ALiEM

Highlighted Quality Posts: Procedures Site Article Author Date Label Rebel EM Intra Articular Lidocaine vs Sedation in Shoulder Reductions Nordia Matthews, MD 30 Jan 2023 AIR EM Docs Video Laryngoscopy in the ED Cameron Jones, MD 8 Aug 2022 AIR First 10 EM Lacerations: Does closure technique matter?

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Ep 136 Occult Shoulder Injuries and Proximal Humerus Fractures

Emergency Medicine Cases

Which proximal humerus fractures are likely to require surgical management? When is an ultrasound of the shoulder indicated and how should they be interpreted? What are the surgical indications for clavicle fractures? Which shoulder injuries require a simple sling vs Velpeau sling vs collar and cuff vs sugar tong splint?