…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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…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

…beyond the end of the couch when laid down. 2. Turn the head 45° to the right. 3. Support the head and lay the patient…

…speculum with the handle parallel to the floor and the index finger supported against the patient's nose and cheek . Open the speculum upwards–downwards…

…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…