…are as a rule left open. Facial bites can be sutured after careful debridement because of the cosmesis, often with antibiotic prophylaxis. Deep puncture wounds …

…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…

CPR Pneumothorax Pneumothorax is characterized by the presence of free air in the thoracic cavity. While this can occasionally be benign and manifest even in…

…fails, since it restores oxygenation without requiring a view down into the larynx. The difficult airway rarely kills because the tube would not pass, but…

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

…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…

…5 cm into the ear canal, not beyond the hair bearing skin. 5. Direct the jet upwards and backwards along the superior wall of the…

…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…

…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…