If you are Angry and you know it…
After a long weekend of managing self-inflicted injuries – Boxer’s fractures, , ODs, glass to forearm, DIY dental etc. I was reminded of a tune...
Clinical Case 19: If it barks like a seal, is it a seal?
Winter in any paediatric ED means – flu season, bronchs, croups, URTI etc etc. It can be tough to pick the true sick kid out...
Clinical Case 018: Life and limb (not life OR limb)
Had a tough case this week – 30 odd yo. man came off his motorcycle and suffered a random puncture to the upper thigh, just...
Kid’s coconuts and CTs
Blunt head injury in kids is one of the commonest presentations that we see in ED. In my experience, the rate of serious brain injury...
Dabigatran – Clexane you can swallow
In case you missed it the newest anticoagulation agent has hit Australia – dabigatran (Pradaxa™). It is currently on the PBS for just two indications...