…human bites, and all bites on the hand. These are as a rule left open. Facial bites can be sutured after careful debridement because of…

…suspected medications and remove any remnants of allergens (e.g., insect residues). For patients on beta blocker therapy, consider administering 1 2 mg of glucagon…

…reaction that can cause life threatening compromise of the airway, breathing or circulation. Skin symptoms may be absent, and circulatory shock does not have to…

…hydroxide ions are generated at the negative pole of the battery and produce a liquefactive necrosis that can reach the septal cartilage within a few…

…course of the artery. 4. When pulsatile blood appears in the hub: lower the angle to close to the plane of the skin and advance…

…Insert intravenous access, but do not let blood sampling or cannulation delay inhaled treatment. 8. Reassess speech, work of breathing, level of consciousness and air…

…the slightest suspicion of septic arthritis. If the picture is unclear — aspirate, send a culture, await the result and inject later. Preparation and equipment Chlorhexidine…

…1. Check the indication and contraindications, attach ECG monitoring and insert a venous cannula. 2. Document the baseline status of the chosen finding — measurement, photograph…

…The pinch is applied to the lower third of the nose, the soft part , and held continuously for at least 10 minutes without letting go…

…pressure measured, or be palpated. Indications A sensation of something in the eye, watering, photophobia and redness after working with a grinder, a drill, a…

…address the cause, assess renal function and the rate of rise. Often outpatient or brief inpatient follow up depending on the clinical picture Moderate 6…

…circulation and level of consciousness. 2. Attach ECG, pulse oximetry and repeated blood pressure measurement when a hypertensive emergency is suspected. 3. Insert a peripheral…

…operator to inject too high. 2. Palpate the acromion . The injection site lies 2–3 fingerbreadths (about 5 cm) below the lower border of the…

…larynx. Procedure 1. Inspect both nasal passages and choose the more patent one. Ask the patient about a previous nasal fracture or unilateral nasal obstruction…

…has a protective function, and the commonest complication of ear syringing is that someone syringes an ear that did not need syringing. The second commonest…

…baseline sample : cortisol and plasma ACTH. The ACTH sample is taken before the injection and handled chilled. 4. Inject 0.25 mg of tetracosactide intravenously …

Procedurer A corticosteroid injection into soft tissue gives rapid but time limited pain relief and rarely alters the natural history of the disease. In lateral…

…the cause and the rest of the intensive care. 2. Insert the core temperature probe and connect it to the feedback loop of the cooling…

…Insert a urinary catheter and start hourly urine output measurement. 5. Give a bolus of sodium bicarbonate 1–2 mmol/kg intravenously in symptomatic salicylate…

…intend to present an ECG with early repolarization (which is associated with 5 times as great a risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death)…