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Assessment of nerve function after upper limb injury in children has been shown to be poorly documented. The following assessment tool has been shown to improve.
Assessment of nerve function after upper limb injury in children has been shown to be poorly documented. The following assessment tool has been shown to improve.
We have seen multiple incidence where clinicians of ALL grades have assessed patients with falls and examined hips and even mobilised patients
Evidence shows (and reflected in the incidents) this predominantly effects patients with:
The prevalence of diseases transmitted by tick bite have increased in recent years, within the UK. And it is now recognised that there are 3 main infections
Studies suggest around 1% of hip fractures are missed on plain X-ray. So as usual you must combine clinical and radiological findings. Read more
Dog, and other mammalian bites, are a common presentation with the ED.
They can be easy to treat, but need some particular attention if we are going to get them right.
YAS crews may on occasions (rarely) bring us a Major Trauma patient that meets the criteria for bypass to the MTC because they have a problem that the crew cannot manage, or they won’t survive to LGI e.g. an unmanageable airway/ incompressible haemorrhage. In these instances we will get a pre-alert either from the crew or more likely the Major Trauma Triage Co-ordinator in EOC with some information but primarily the reason the patient is coming to us.
RCEM 2022 Safe sedation in the ED and RCEM Ketamine for paediatric procedural sedation guideline. Please read these documents in full or participate in RCEM learning for further information.