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Clavicle fractures - Emergency Department
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, Oakley EA. Fractures and minor head injuries: Minor injuries in children II. Med J Aust 2005; 182: 644-8 … with this injury? Parent information fact sheet (PDF) 1. Summary Fracture type ED management Follow-up Middle …% Bony injury alone Associated with sternoclavicular dislocation (may be a physeal sleeve separation) 3 …
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Trauma – secondary survey
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points The secondary survey allows the identification of injuries that were not detected in the primary … a management plan for each injury identified Refer to the relevant specialty teams and activate relevant … retrieval services Background The purpose of the secondary survey is the identification of injuries …
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Drowning
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and do not require hospital admission beyond a period of observation Cervical spine injury is uncommon … intoxication Examination Evidence of hypoxic brain injury Evidence of respiratory compromise Signs of trauma … particularly head and cervical spine trauma Management Investigations Children who are asymptomatic and alert …
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Vomiting
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diverticulum Other Previous history of head injury/NAI Intracranial bleeding Previous history of previous GIT … to gastroenteritis Can be given with vomiting due to head injury provided other signs such as conscious state … other than gastroenteritis Intracranial causes eg non-accidental injury (NAI), should always …
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Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
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, caregiver present, distraction techniques) Optimise head position to achieve patent airway Continue child’s … adopted posture < 1y neutral position >1y sniffing position Consider suction Simple airway manoeuvre Head … or suprasternal recession, abdominal breathing, nasal flare, head bob, tracheal tug, forward posture Respiratory …
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Slipped upper femoral epiphysis SUFE - Emergency Department
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to this position may disrupt the vascular supply to the head of femur. Where chronic SUFE is suspected … drawn along the neck of the femur shows a portion of the head of the femur above the line …. On the affected left side, the head of the femur does not appear above the line. 7. Do I need to refer …
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Elbow Dislocations - Emergency Department
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with this injury? 1. Summary Elbow dislocations usually refers to ulnohumeral dislocations (see image below … a dislocation as these can represent serious bony and/or ligamentous injuries. These are termed TRASH lesions … relocation Beware ulnar nerve neuropathy Valgus posterolateral rotatory Radial head and/or capitellar shear …
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Nitrous Oxide - oxygen mix
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: methionine synthetase deficiency, homocystinuria and methylmalonic academia GCS <15 from head injury Very … filled airspace: chest injury, abdominal distension, head injury with GCS 15 but ongoing symptoms …
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Haemophilia
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a detailed description of each type and mechanism of injury. Internal and joint injuries are often missed … Major or suspected bleeding in the head, neck, chest, gastrointestinal tract and abdomen and/or pelvis … or after a minor injury Moderate 1–5 Can bleed after a minor injury. May have bleeding into joints …
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Emergency airway management
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and perfusion prior to the induction of anaesthesia Strategies to optimise physiology Hypoxia Elevate head … associated with difficult airways There is an increased risk of airway obstruction in the setting of: Head … injury or intoxication (loss of pharyngeal tone) Trauma (injury to the airway or compression due to neck …