Author: Steve Fordham /Â Editor: Clifford J Mann / Reviewer: Michael Perry, Kathryn Boyle / Codes: EP2, SLO1, SLO4, TP1 /Â Published: 26/11/2020 / Reviewed: 07/09/2024
An 18-year-old female presents after falling 8ft from a tree. She landed directly onto her head and lost consciousness for 30 seconds.
Her GCS is 15 on arrival in the Emergency Department (ED) 1 hour after the fall. The ABC exam is unremarkable and she has no focal lateralising signs on initial CNS/PNS neurological examination.
Module Content
Elbow Injuries
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Foot Injuries
Foot injuries are common and because they affect mobility, they can have significant effects on a patient's life and so are important.
Zygomatic Complex and Nasal Injury
Anyone who has ever worked in an ED on a Friday night knows that facial injuries are a common presentation
5 Comments
Enhances overall signs of basal skull fracture
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good case
This is a great case to learn from.
Good Revision