Spinal injury sequelae
I have seen a run of nasty spinal injuries recently. This has gotten me thinking about the management of the things that go wrong after a...
Clinical Case 065: Sternum vs. seatbelt
Another great US case today. I saw this patient who had been in a rollover MVA a few days ago and had a full survey...
Clinical Case 055: Tolchock to the gulliver… part 2 – the evidence
OK on with the case – our man has been intubated and is stable enough for a venture to radiology…. He passes through CT unharmed...
Clinical Case 055: Tolchock to the gulliver
The title for this post comes from Anthony Burgess’ classic dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange. In the lingo of the novel’s antihero a “tolchock to the...
C-spine Trauma: in a town with no CT
I worked for 4 years in a town with no CT (but plenty of beer) – and it is fair to say that the protocols...