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Dr Stephen Gilmartin
Aug 5, 20245 min read
Retrobulbar Haemorrhage and Lateral Canthotomy
A 27-year-old male attends with facial injuries from an alleged assault. He has tense periorbital swelling, decreased VA & IOP of 52mmHg...
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Dr Danny Marhaba
Feb 3, 20238 min read
JOURNAL CLUB - JANUARY 2023
Our team discuss the papers from our January 2023 Journal Club: A paediatric theme this month looking at immobilisation of torus fracture...
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Dr Hector Thomson
Jan 7, 20224 min read
TBI HERNIATION SYNDROMES (PART 2: MANAGEMENT)
In part 1 we described some of the key concepts of identifying signs of raised ICP and discussed some of the herniation syndromes. Now le...
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Dr Hector Thomson
Dec 11, 20216 min read
TBI HERNIATION SYNDROMES (PART 1: FIRST PRINCIPLES)
A 37-year-old man has been ejected from his car after crashing at high speed. He was initially mildly confused but then rapidly dropped h...
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Dr Eanna Mac Suibhne
Nov 11, 20216 min read
SPLENIC TRAUMA
As the decades have rolled by, the management of splenic trauma has changed significantly. The long-practiced tradition of removing the s...
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DR CALEB LIN
Oct 28, 20215 min read
DRUNKEN WRESTLING, PAINFUL BELLY
It’s a typical Saturday late shift, ticked over midnight to Sunday morning. A young intoxicated man stumbles into triage complaining of s...
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Cian Sullivan
Apr 27, 20214 min read
A Pain in the Neck
A 60yo M presents to the trauma centre after his 4WD vehicle collided with a semi-trailer at 90km/hr. He was entrapped in the vehicle for...
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Dr David McCreary
Apr 26, 20214 min read
Retrograde Urethrogram
Retrograde urethrogram is a pretty straightforward test to determine if your patient has urethral injury from their pelvic fracture.
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