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ANTHONY SUMMERS says emergency nurse practitioners can reduce patients’ stay in emergency departments with techniques for shoulder reduction without sedation
Shoulder dislocation is one of the most common types of dislocation seen in emergency departments (EDs) (
Falling onto an outstretched hand
Violent pulls on the arm
Blows to the back of the arm
Epileptic fits
Rolling over in bed
Sporting injuries
Electric shocks
Emergency Nurse. 15, 1, 24-28. doi: 10.7748/en2007.04.15.1.24.c4238
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