Emergency Medicine Cases

JANUARY 24, 2017

There are a whole slew of very important occult knee injuries - those that have a normal or near normal x-ray – that can cause serious morbidity if you miss them, and for the catchall soft tissue injuries there are some subtleties in diagnosis and management that will make a real difference to our patients.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Before definitive management, X-rays of the affected finger should be considered, especially in cases where there is suspicion for a foreign body or clinical concern for associated fracture, osteomyelitis, or necrotizing soft tissue infection [17]. Soft-tissue injuries of the fingertip: methods of evaluation and treatment.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 18, 2024

Patients with orbital fractures will present with swelling and periorbital bruising. Examination of possible orbital floor fracture: Presence of proptosis/exophthalmos, enophthalmos or hypoglobus Visual acuity in both eyes Check eye movements Presence of diplopia and in which gaze? This normally resolves once the swelling improves.

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Medical Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Common theme park injuries include: Fractured bones. Concussion and traumatic brain injury. Spinal cord and back injuries. Whiplash and other neck injuries. Soft tissue injuries to muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Drowning on water rides. Lacerations, contusions, and abrasions.

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EM Guide Wire

MAY 19, 2019

Sentinel Injuries Subtle Findings of Physical Abuse. Delayed Identification of Pediatric Abuse-Related Fractures. Sentinel Injuries in Infants Evaluate for Child Physical Abuse. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2014; 61(5): 923-935. Ravichandiran N, Schuh S, Bejuk M, et al. PEDIATRICS. 2009; 125 (1): 60-66. PEDIATRICS.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A more detailed but voluntary reporting of medical care indicated (note only a quarter of rescues had this information gathered) that 32% were suspected lower limb fractures (the casualty can no longer mobilise hence the callout), and soft tissue injuries making up the rest of lower limb issues.

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Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

What are the next best steps for evaluation and treatment of his injury? Figure 1: Knee laceration Background Traumatic arthrotomy is defined as a soft tissue injury over a joint that penetrates the joint space. X - ray : Many times, next step will be to get an X-ray to look for associated fractures.

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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. Long-bone injuries Fracture pain should be addressed immediately with splinting and analgesia. Emerg Med Australas.

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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. In pediatrics- consult orthopedics.

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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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