…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…

…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…

…the anterior axillary line. Thoracostomy This method is generally deemed safer than using a needle due to reduced risk of injury. Thoracostomy should be performed…

…larynx. The difficult airway rarely kills because the tube would not pass, but because the team keeps trying to intubate instead of changing the plan…

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

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

…child without an obvious focus, and before every ear syringing. Removal of cerumen: Hearing loss, a blocked sensation, itching, earache or dizziness attributable to a…

…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…

ECG Introduction to ECG interpretation QT duration and corrected QT (QTc) duration ECG interpretation always includes an assessment of the QT interval (QT duration). The…

…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…