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Scaphoid fracture: diagnosis and management

09 July 2009

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Nurses working in first-contact settings commonly assess and manage patients with suspected or actual injury to the scaphoid bone. In this article, lack of consensus...

Managing boxer’s fracture: A literature review

01 September 2013

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Boxer’s fractures are commonly seen in emergency departments (EDs) but how these injuries are managed varies widely. This article reports on the results of a...

Managing patients with cervical spine injury

30 April 2014

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Common measures to establish spinal immobilisation at the scene of an accident include keeping the patient’s head still, applying a rigid cervical collar and...

Treating buckle fractures in children with removable splints

24 December 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

General

Buckle fractures of the distal radius are unique to children. Immobilising the limb in a plaster cast is the traditional treatment. An alternative is to use a...

Assessment and management of a child with suspected acute neck injury

03 April 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

Any child presenting at an emergency department after trauma, such as road traffic accidents, falls, sports and head injuries, should be assessed for risk of injury...

Metastatic spinal cord compression: a poster and mnemonic supporting acute hospital staff to deliver optimal patient care

08 August 2022

Cancer Nursing Practice

service improvement

Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) occurs when metastatic disease causes vertebral collapse or compression of the spinal cord or when a tumour extends into...

03 September 2024 / Vol 32 issue 5

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