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Landmarks for Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) on POCUS
Pain related to rib fractures can be difficult
rib fractures can ... fractures Dr ... #Plane #NerveBlock ... #SAPB #POCUS #clinical ... #local #anatomy
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... Most common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... Supracondylar #Fracture
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... associated injuries: Fractures ... + radial head fracture ... coronoid process fracture
Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Nerve Block for Ribs on POCUS 

Ribs 2-10 fractured -> POCUS guided
on POCUS Ribs ... 2-10 fractured ... block = excellent pain ... #SAP #Ribs #NerveBlock ... #clinical (editor's
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... at the site of pain ... as a step off / fracture ... #Rib #fracture # ... POCUS #clinical
Radial Nerve Block on POCUS
Identification of the radial nerve in the right upper arm just proximal
distal radius fracture ... gabsters003 #Radial #NerveBlock ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pain ... #local
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
: - Loss of pain ... patients with a long ... horn gray matter ... Vertebral burst fracture ... multiradicular pain
Interscalene Nerve Block on POCUS
Fracture/dislocation of a shoulder. Pt hypoxic/hypovent due to opiates. When your rock
Nerve Block on POCUS ... Fracture/dislocation ... #Interscalene #NerveBlock ... #clinical #pain ... #local #anesthesia
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... bone fractures ... hours to days, the local ... pain progresses
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Rib Fractures Rib ... fractures, though ... fractures. ... fracture on a chest ... fractures are not