…Evidence of systemic disease or a potential embolic source Neurological assessment is central to triage. Sensory loss extending beyond the toes and, especially, any motor…

…ECG monitoring and access to airway support. Indications Clinically suspected myasthenia gravis in a patient with clear, objectively verifiable fatigable symptoms. Assessment of whether residual…

…fracture, major surgery and intensive care [1,2]. The condition is associated with falls, aspiration, pressure sores, loss of function, longer length of stay, institutional…

…motor function, capillary refill and pulse, and active movement of every tendon crossing the wound. A tendon injury can be painless and gives normal passive…

…gives faster setting and more heat production — a risk of burns Document the distal neurovascular status before casting : sensation, motor function, pulses and capillary refill…

…and, if the patient has suffered a stroke/TIA, to assess whether the embolic source is the most likely cause of the event. Echocardiographic assessment…