Some Radial Buckle #’s in children can be managed with:
- Well fitting splint
- Advice sheet
This decision tree must be followed to identify suitable patients
If you are concerned about Non-Accidental injury – you must escalate your concern.
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Paediatric Clavicle Fracture
Clavicle fracture is a common presentation and some patients can be managed at home without fracture clinic follow up.
Inclusion Criteria
- Isolated mid-shaft clavicle fracture
- Parents/Carers comfortable to manage at home
A-a gradient
A-a gradient = Alveolar Oxygen – arterial Oxygen
This is “relatively” simple way of working out if the paO2 on a ABG is normal, and demonstrates V/Q mismatch well. V/Q mismatch is simple terms is either an area of the lung either under ventilated(pneumonia) or under perfused (PE). Read more
Devastating Brain Injury?
Scenario (Not uncommon)
A patient either post arrest or head injury has a CT demonstrating significant brain injury and Leeds says “No”
