Use of emergency department ultrasound in the diagnosis and early management of femoral fractures

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-

  Atkinson, P ^a   Lennon, R ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal North Shore Hospitaly   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE PAIN; LETTER; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038298356     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.4.395     Document Type: Letter

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