“This video demonstrates proper technique for performing a hematoma block prior to reducing a distal radius fracture…”
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…Approximately 24 hours after the initial fracture, while in the operating room for right hip hemi-arthroplasty complicated by an iatrogenic fracture, he became hypotensive and hypoxemic…
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An elderly man reported to the emergency room after a fall down 15 stairs at home. He was more confused than his baseline but otherwise did not have any specific complaints. Vitals and labs were within normal limits. A non-contrast CT of the brain and C-spine was performed and read as normal…
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A 30-year-old male without significant past medical history presented as a code blue after high voltage electrocution. The patient was working as a technician servicing high tension wires when he had a witnessed electrocution. Bystander CPR was initiated immediately; EMS arrived shortly thereafter and found the patient pulseless and asystolic. ACLS was initiated and a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was placed. On arrival in the emergency department, the patient was pulseless and asystolic…
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Strangulation injuries are defined as any injury that results from a compressive force to the neck, leading to vascular and airway occlusion. Such forces might include hanging or strangulation (postural, ligature, or manual). Strangulation is implicated in 10% of violent deaths in the United States, while hanging is the second most common form of death by suicide…
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