Mandible fractures, this is a post from DFTB. I did not realise that mandible fractures are the most common facial fractures in children! An interesting fact to store. My 50 cents is don’t forget the tongue blade test! Also if you have high suspicion don’t rely on plain radiographs for a rule out. They are too insensitive.
Now for an ouch post. The triplane ankle fracture. These are ones that will need careful consideration and conservative management should be decided upon by an orthop. Probably after CT. So watch out for these ones. https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/triplane-ankle-fractures/
Patients choose to NOT disclose they have had a concussion. What we need is a change of culture around concussion not just a change in knowledge. https://cjsmblog.com/2020/05/11/cjsm-journal-club-nondisclosure-of-concussion-symptoms-by-athletes/
And in COVID news. This probably reinforces what NZ is doing re recovery. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-19/covid-patients-testing-positive-after-recovery-aren-t-infectious
Acute colonic pseudo obstruction. What looks like obstruction but is not? “A misleading symptom is misleading only to one able to be misled.” – Sir William Heneage Ogilvie https://first10em.com/acute-colonic-pseudo-obstruction/
Happy mothers day! I found an interesting blog on my travels. Thought you might find it interesting. http://www.mothersinmedicine.com/
The epipen, an essential device to easily deliver life saving medication. Unfortunately it is at quite a cost. Something we could debate about for quite a while. Fundapen organisation has stepped in to help those in need. Unfortunately, their funding is running out with only a few hundred epipens left to give. I hope they…
Since we were talking about glue we should talk about the hair apposition technique. Kids love it when you say your going to perform a HAT trick. Parents are not stressed by this either. Personally I have never used it on a 10cm scalp cut but they say you can. https://www.aliem.com/trick-of-trade-hair-apposition/
Trick of the trade and fluorescene eye drops.
Trick of the trade and fluorescene eye drops.