The sky on Sunday night in Auckland was a eerie colour. The smoke from the bushfires in Australia had affected us and so with this comes acute respiratory cases. I know we have had a few at our clinic and it has already reached the news media. What has your experince been?https://www.nzherald.co….Morenzherald.co.nz Australian bushfire smoke…
Twins “scarred for life” by black henna tattoos
Boost this post for MYR84 to reach up to 6,700 people. SplintER Series: A Toddler’s Missed Step Resulting in FractureA review of the diagnosis and management of a Toddler’s Fracture, a common non-displaced spiral fracture of the tibia caused by low mechanism.
Boost this post for MYR84 to reach up to 6,700 people. Wheeze. It’s all in the timing…How long do you keep children post salbutamol/albuterol inhaler therapy? ….
Are kids with suspected scaphoid fractures different to adults with suspected scaphoid fractures?YesNoScaphoid fractures are less common in the under 16 yr olds and exceptionally rare under 12 yrs of age.I have seen scaphoid fractures in 12 year olds.My approach is with a normal xray to splnt…Moredontforgetthebubbles.com Scaphoid FracturesNow, in our series on minor injuries….…
Summer is approaching fast, I think. With this comes swimmers ear. In extreme cases you may want to place a wick. This is not to be confused with ear candling, it is not that kind of wick. We have exactly the same wicks presented here at our clinic. I have not actually used one for…
A post from our Irish friends at Emergency Medicine Ireland. Sexual trauma injuries and what you need to know. There is a good cover letter and no obscene images that I am aware of but an excellent teaching post. I had not heard of semen anaphylaxis before. I hope you can read this with good…
Boost this post for MYR84 to reach up to 5,800 people. Pelvic avulsion injuriesSudden onset groin sprain after sprinting? Could it be an avulsion fracture? Another post in our minor injuries series, this time from Owen Keane. ….
Fracture Fridays. What do you know about Tibial fractures? Specifically proximal tibial fractures? A gerat post about Tibial fractures and also some points about the non fractures. An important topic for several reasons.https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/proximal-tibial-fractures/dontforgetthebubbles.com·233 People Reached·Boost Post Proximal Tibial FracturesNow for another from our minor (and not so minor) injury series ….
Fracture Friday. Time a for a review of our old friend the supra condylar. Yes it’s all monkey buisiness. This is a DFTB review of the condition and important features. What I look most out of this was the position for gartland 2 being 30-40 degrees. These are all transported to hospital from our clinic. Perhaps we should review our transport cast positioning?