A 78-year-old man on clopidogrel presents after a fall with rib fractures, pulmonary contusion and haemothorax; ED erector spinae plane block has provided effective analgesia and improved oxygenation.
A 78-year-old man on clopidogrel presents after a fall with rib fractures, pulmonary contusion and haemothorax; ED erector spinae plane block has provided effective analgesia and improved oxygenation.
Serratus anterior plane block can be used as multimodal analgesia for rib fractures in the trauma patient. This module outlines the ultrasound guided technique.
Serratus anterior plane block can be used as multimodal analgesia for rib fractures in the trauma patient. This session outlines the ultrasound guided technique.
A low impact fall in a 64-year-old woman has caused her medial thigh pain. What injuries has she sustained?
Don’t trip yourself up in patients with trauma and neurological symptoms.
The risk factors for a fractured NOF can simplistically be divided into risk factors for falls and risk factors for osteoporosis.