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Ultrasound: Foreign Body Removal
Part 2 in a SeriesAre you ready for summer? That means more bare feet, flip-flops, and the potential for foreign bodies of the foot and toe. We will continue to highlight tools and tricks to help you master soft tissue foreign body removal in the emergency department. A refresher on the basics of ultrasound is available in our blog post from last month: http://emn.online/1UGtduz.Foreign bodies of the toe or foot are common presentations in emergency departments, and one way to determine the size and shape of retained superficial foreign bodies is to use ultrasound and the linear probe. This simple technique may hel...
Source: The Procedural Pause - April 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Should Fluoro be Your New Go-To?
Part Three in a Three-Part Series   This is the third and final part of our series on foreign bodies and fluoroscopy. Click here for part one and here for part two.   This month, we walk you through a step-by-step guide with bonus video footage to aid in your technique. This progressive procedure is absolutely significant to your practice, and we hope you all get a chance to try it.     The Approach n        Identification of foreign body on plain film or ultrasound n         Saphenous or posterior tibial nerve block n         Enlargement of the wound or entrance site using incision...
Source: The Procedural Pause - January 4, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs