Urgent Bite 126 – The Chauffeur Fracture
Have you heard of the Chauffeur Fracture?
Discussing the importance of resus training – with Dr Jonathon Webber
Why do we have to do a yearly resus course?
We talk with Dr Jonathon Webber about a recent paper on which they were an author that looked at the variability in CPR training among NZ health professionals. We go on to discuss the benefits of a yearly CPR course and ways in which teams can get the most out of their yearly resus training
Pandemic response information
Advice to clinics and health professionals is to check the Ministry of Health page on Covid-19 or follow your DHB/PHO recommendations. Click ‘read more’ for brief information on College events and courses.
Profile in Urgent Care – Dr Tamsin Lillie
Dr Tamsin Lillie is a FRNZCUC currently in Malawi. We talk to her about her career in medicine, how she found Urgent Care and the charity work she is doing in Africa.
Urgent Bite 125 -Thinking about the language we use
Why have I got swimmers ear, when I do not swim?
Urgent Bite 124 – Thinking about Testicular Torsion
Torsion is a diagnosis not to miss. This is a good paper to review
Prospective Case Study for Evaluation of Clinical Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction of a Novel Adjustable Wrist Splint for Simple Distal Radius Fracture
Author: Dr Pregasen Naicker
Type: Other research
Date: February 2022
Abstract:
Distal radius fractures are one of the most common fractures. Plaster casting remains the common treatment of choice for simple distal radius +/- ulna fractures. Casting has been noted by patients to be heavy, itchy, cumbersome, restrictive of work and leisure activity, and presents a hygiene risk. To alleviate the difficulties noted with casting, an evaluation of a novel adjustable wrist orthosis in the non-operative management of distal radius fractures was performed
MANAGEMENT OF SCAPHOID INJURIES WITH EARLY SPECIALIZED IMAGING AT URGENT CARE CLINICS
Author: Dr Muhammad Asim
Type: Other research
Date: February 2021
Abstract: