…in: Bite wounds — particularly cat and human bites, and all bites on the hand. These are as a rule left open. Facial bites can be…

ECG Video lecture: Assessment of the QT interval (QTc interval) Corrected QT interval (QTc) calculator Open the calculator →

…a normal radiograph. Contraindications An open fracture or a wound that needs to be inspected — use a windowed splint or external fixation. Established or impending…

…a bloodless field one works by feel, and by feel nail spicules are left behind — which is the commonest cause of recurrence. Indications Condition Procedure : …

…ear discharge or pain on contact with water. A history of ear surgery in which the middle ear may be open (a mastoid cavity, mastoidectomy)…

…always an orthopaedic surgeon, and usually general anaesthesia. An open dislocation. Inadequate analgesia or sedation — the procedure must not then be started. Radiography before reduction…

…Open the calculator → Normal values for QTc interval Bazett's formula is several decades old and has been questioned because it performs poorly at…

…precisely the point. Ask the patient to keep the eyes open and look straight ahead — without open eyes there is no diagnosis. Procedure The Dix…

…with a soft catheter and body temperature water for irrigation. Small children need help to keep still. Sedation is usually better than physical restraint — ketamine…

…kills because the tube would not pass, but because the team keeps trying to intubate instead of changing the plan. The aim is always oxygenation…

…treatment — hyperoxia increases the risk of pulmonary toxicity. Keep the saturation in the lower part of the target range. Paraquat poisoning — oxygen worsens the lung…

…which scenario head tilt chin lift should only be used if other methods fail to open the airway. Figure 1. Methods to open the airway…

…initiated by healthcare professionals. The purpose of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation is to keep the person alive until resources and skills to provide ACLS arrive. However…

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014;4:e006462…

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e006462…

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:E006462…

…Epidemiology and outcome of adult out of hospital cardiac arrest of non cardiac origin in Osaka: a population based study. BMJ Open 2014;4:e006462…

…myocardium like a wavefront in water. Specific ion channels located on the cell membranes open and close during de and repolarization, such that ions (Na…

…Upon stimulation, sodium (Na+) channels open which causes a rapid influx of sodium and depolarizes the cell. Contractile cells start to contract a few milliseconds…

…result in hemorrhage within the pericardium. Ventricular rupture : A transmural infarction can cause a rupture in the left ventricular free wall. Mediastinal trauma : Penetrating injuries…

…1 and 2). When the ventricular pressure is less than the left atrial pressure, the mitral valve opens and the cycle is repeated. Stroke volume …

…Position the patient correctly. The lateral position with the back towards you, the knees drawn up, the chin on the chest, and the shoulders and…

…the left ventricle decreases and when it is lower than left atrial pressure, the mitral valve opens, which results in blood flowing into the left…