Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at recent comments in the BMJ from 2 of the UK’s Medical Defence organisations regarding the use of online translation tools in clinical practice. Should we use them in consultations with patients when there is a language barrier? https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4546 https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7392 Thanks to Dr Danny Liao for…
Author: Dr P. Wimalasena
Type: Other research
Date: 09 Nov 2018
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at a gentle yet effective way to reduce Anterior Shoulder Dislocations. It is a single operator technique and requires no sedation so could prove handy in the Urgent Care setting. It is called the Cunningham Technique and you can see it explained by the creator in…
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Official Podcast of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care. Today we talk about concussion with Sports Physician Dr Kevin Bell. Please find below links to all relevant articles and information discussed along with time codes for each segment. Concussion with Dr Kevin Bell – (1.52) SCAT5 – https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/early/2017/04/26/bjsports-2017-097506SCAT5.full.pdf https://healthpages.co.nz/directory/listing/sports-medicine-kevin-bell…
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we revisit NSAIDs, this time looking at their use in acute soft tissue injury. We hear briefly from Sports Physician Dr Kevin Bell. When should we use NSAIDs for acute soft tissue injuries? Physical Therapy Journal Article – https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/97/8/807/3826991 https://healthpages.co.nz/directory/listing/sports-medicine-kevin-bell www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc Music Licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full…
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we look at an alternative to the often used Double Dorsal Ring Block for digital anaesthesia. YouTube Clip – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6jyw7l3bZs Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Article – https://www.aliem.com/2010/09/trick-of-trade-single-digital-block/ Emergency Medicine Australasia Study 2016 – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26991958 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Article 2006 – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17016190 Emergency Medicine Journal Article 2010 – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20360491 www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz…
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we hear from Dr Kevin Bell, Sports Physician, who has a special interest in Tendinopathy. Here he talks briefly about the best treatment options and the things to avoid when managing tendinopathy. https://healthpages.co.nz/directory/listing/sports-medicine-kevin-bell podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc www.rnzcuc.org.nz Music Licensed from premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad
Welcome to Episode 2. Please find below the contents of this podcast along with time marks for each section. You will also find links to studies and articles discussed. Interview with Dr Jack Drummond (2.21) – FRNZCGP, M Forensic Medicine (Monash), FRACGP, FFCFM (RCPA). National Coordinator of Forensic Medicine for New Zealand Police – jd.em.drummond@xtra.co.nz Nurses…
Welcome to our first Profile in Urgent Care. In this Profile we talk to Dr Dinesh Deonarain about how he became an Urgent Care Physician and how it has allowed him to maintain a work life balance and pursue his passion for wilderness medicine.
Welcome to this week’s Urgent Bite. Today we ask the community whether they use Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs for fracture pain.