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Shouldering the load: Shoulder dislocations in the ED

Shouldering the load: Shoulder dislocations in the ED

by Zach MacDonald, Lucy Karp | Dec 9, 2021 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Orthopedics, Orthopedics, Radiology, Trauma, Ultrasound

Shoulder dislocations are the most common large joint dislocation encountered by emergency physicians. Given their incidence in the emergency department, managing shoulder dislocations efficiently is key to departmental flow.` Recently, Dowson et al.1 utilized a...
Below the Belt Ortho: Lower Extremity Injuries Missed in the ED

Below the Belt Ortho: Lower Extremity Injuries Missed in the ED

by Jillian Ritsma, Richard Hoang | Nov 23, 2017 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Orthopedics

With the protocols and time constraints of our ED environment, it is fairly easy to fall into the trap of imaging prior to examining our orthopedic patients. This may result in missed injuries, as we tend to base our diagnosis on the X-ray, rather than the patient...
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