Fascia Iliaca Block

The use of FI blocks in the emergency department has been shown to provide effective pain relief in the acute setting and to reduce the use of opiate analgesia.

Most of us are convinced that fascia iliac blocks for pain relief are fabulous. Models to teach and practice on can be expensive. Inspired by one of the ED registrars I work with, Dr Grace O’Connell, I am going to show how to make a simple model for simulating going through the fascial layers at the hip.

The risk factors for a fractured NOF can simplistically be divided into risk factors for falls and risk factors for osteoporosis.