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Capsicum spray
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with erythema and intense burning pain Treatment Assess Airway breathing and circulation. See resuscitation …
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Acute red eye
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/acute-red-eye-in-children Most common type of conjunctivitis Presents with watery discharge, burning sensation, bilateral … with bilateral watery discharge with burning or itchy sensation and eyelid swelling, especially in an atopic …/december/acute-red-eye-in-children See Acute eye injury Chemical/thermal burns Presents with pain, watery …
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Emergency airway management
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haematoma) Airway debris (teeth, vomitus, blood etc) Facial or neck burns Inhaled smoke or liquids even … in the absence of burns to the face Acquired conditions Pre-surgical Airway burns / trauma / infections …
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Acute upper airway obstruction
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burns Burns elsewhere, especially facial Singed nasal hairs Sooty sputum Trauma Bruising and swelling …
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Hypernatraemia
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eg diarrhoea, stomal losses Skin loss (excess sweating/burns) Renal losses eg osmotic diuretics … Causes: gastrointestinal losses, increased insensible losses eg burns, excess sodium intake Management …
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Procedural sedation
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Fracture reduction Dislocation reduction Larger burns dressings Foreign body removal Dressing changes … Simple burns dressings Foreign body removal Abscess incision and drainage Reduce movement Sedation …
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High risk - low dose paediatric ingestions
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herbicide Oro-pharyngeal burns Multi organ failure Pulmonary fibrosis. Admission for observation is mandated …
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Hyperkalaemia
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Rhabdomyolysis (crush injury, convulsion, infection) Haemolysis Tumour lysis syndrome Burns Acidosis (diabetic … appearance Last updated August 2024 Reference List Buttner R and Burns E. Hyperkalaemia ECG changes. Life …
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Trauma - primary survey
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fractures, blood/vomit/loose teeth in airway If burns present, assess for: Singeing of facial / nasal hair … Facial burns Hoarseness of voice Harsh cough Head or neck swelling Soot in mouth, nose or saliva Anterior …
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Management of tetanus-prone wounds
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contusions or burns) Any wound obviously contaminated with soil, dust or horse manure (especially if topical …