…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…

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…Pain relief and stabilisation for transfer in a suspected fracture. Clinical suspicion of a scaphoid fracture despite a normal radiograph. Contraindications An open fracture or…

…it as an open fracture. The anatomy of the nail apparatus The terminology is hard to follow without a picture, and several of the steps…

…the tragus and the area behind the pinna before the otoscope is inserted — mastoid erythema and a protruding ear are not part of the tympanic…

…a high risk of avascular necrosis of the femoral head and of vascular injury; always an orthopaedic surgeon, and usually general anaesthesia. An open dislocation…

…the vulnerability caused by marked local differences in repolarization. This article is part of the comprehensive chapter: How to read and interpret the normal ECG

…Sit the patient up again and observe the eyes for a further period — reversal of the nystagmus is common. 6. Repeat on the left side…

…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…

…team keeps trying to intubate instead of changing the plan. The aim is always oxygenation, never intubation in itself — and every difficult airway algorithm is…

…why, or the patient at risk of carbon dioxide retention is given 15 litres on a reservoir mask and drifts off into a respiratory acidosis…

…is suspicion of cervical spine injury, in which scenario head tilt chin lift should only be used if other methods fail to open the airway…

…arrest, BLS includes delivering high quality chest compressions, ventilations and use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). BLS courses are provided by certified instructors worldwide…

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

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

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

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

…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…

…channels open which causes a rapid influx of sodium and depolarizes the cell. Contractile cells start to contract a few milliseconds after the start of…

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

…describe the ability of the left ventricle to relax during diastole. Compliance is fundamental to diastolic function. High compliance is desirable and means that the…

…the scan contributes. Only clinical signs of herniation halt the puncture, and antibiotics and a corticosteroid are then given immediately after blood cultures. For questions…

…Active emptying (contraction) of the left atrium Figure 2, a modified Wiggers diagram, provides a comprehensive view of the phases and events during the cardiac…