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Wound suturing

…loss of function is a tendon injury that was sutured over without being found. Indications A traumatic wound that gapes and cannot be expected to…

The QT and QTc Interval

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

Casting and immobilisation

…Clinical suspicion of a scaphoid fracture despite a normal radiograph. Contraindications An open fracture or a wound that needs to be inspected — use a windowed…

Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…mL without adrenaline for the block (adrenaline is safe in fingers and toes according to modern data, but there is rarely any reason to use…

Otoscopy and ear syringing

…patient's cheek so that the otoscope moves with the head if it moves. 4. Insert the speculum under vision, to a maximum of about…

Reduction of dislocations

…Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAI), together with the antidotes. Material for immobilisation: a shoulder sling, a dorsal backslab, and a colleague to…

QT duration & corrected QT (QTc) duration: ECG features & implications

…Bazett's formula for calculating corrected QT duration (QTc). QT correction according to Bazett , Fridericia , Framingham and Hodges follow in the calculator below. Open the…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…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…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…supported against the patient's nose and cheek . Open the speculum upwards–downwards, never sideways without support. 4. Choose the technique according to the propert

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…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…

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