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Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
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Harris Physeal Injury ... metaphyses L - Lower ... line goes below ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Orthopedics #Types
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... Lower Limb and Pelvis ... skeletal traction of lower ... exsanguinating pelvic trauma ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... #diagnosis #lower
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... Consider trauma/ ... vascular/orthopedic ... msk #clinical #video ... #nsfw
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
industrial settings or power ... may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture ... #clinical #video ... #NSFW #Electrocution
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... potential pelvic fracture ... Abnormal tone, ↓ power ... #Pediatrics ... #Trauma #Primary
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
industrial settings or power ... may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... #clinical #video ... #nsfw
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... her abdomen and lower ... Keep this injury ... pattern on your differential ... #video
Tourniquet Application
1. If in a dangerous situation or difficult situation, place TQs high and tight (military
like forearms and lower ... proximal to open fractures ... Application #clinical #video ... #procedure #trauma ... #ems #nsfw