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Child abuse
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Child_abuse/
violence Fractures Head injury Slow weight gain Straddle injuries See Additional Resources Key points … with high specificity for abuse eg ear bruising, posteromedial rib fractures, scald pattern suggesting … or mixed injuries Bruising with petechiae Fractures Any fracture Skull fractures other than single parietal …
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Dental trauma
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or primary Type of dental injury: loose or displaced tooth, fractured tooth, injury to supporting bone … who can cooperate if considering fractured mandible, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) injury or concern … indicated after replantation Fractured teeth Enamel is white, dentine is yellow, pulp is pink Injury …
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Shoulder Dislocations - Emergency Department
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Shoulder_Dislocations_-_Emergency_Department/
for this fracture? What follow-up is required? What advice should I give to parents? What are the potential … radiographs should be checked very carefully for a glenoid rim fracture (Bankart lesion), with early CT … May be associated with a bony fracture, either of the humeral head or the glenoid X-ray should …
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Hand
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Hand/
Fractures Phalangeal Finger Fractures Thumb Fractures Fracture Guideline Index Feedback Content developed …
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Upper limb non-use
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Upper_Limb_NonUse/
See also Fractures Pulled elbow The acutely swollen joint Bone and joint infection Child abuse Key … and fractures of the upper limb and clavicle Toddlers may present with just upper limb non-use as trauma … of the forearm Upper limb fracture Pain and reluctance to use affected area/loss of movement Swelling, tenderness …
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Trauma: Tertiary Survey
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skull fracture), bruising behind the ears (Battle’s sign: may indicate base of skull fracture …), periorbital bruising (“Racoon eyes”: may indicate base of skull fracture) Eyes Palpate bony margins of orbit … for fracture. Test eye movements, pupillary reflexes and vision. Inspect for penetrating injury (see …
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Trauma – secondary survey
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Major_paediatric_trauma_the_secondary_survey/
, bruising, swelling, depressions / irregularities in the skull (to suggest skull fracture), bruising behind … the ears (Battle’s sign: may indicate base of skull fracture), periorbital bruising (“Racoon eyes”: may … indicate base of skull fracture) Eyes: Palpate bony margins of orbit for fracture. Test eye movements …
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Acute knee injuries - emergency department
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of these are ligamentous injuries, meniscal tears, and osteochondral fractures. ( Patella Dislocations are covered … with good analgesia. Thus, making an accurate diagnosis may be difficult on that day. Excluding a fracture … fracture) See separate guideline Common Valgus force with some femur rotation or direct blow to the medial …
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Wrist
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Wrist/
) Scaphoid Fractures Fracture Guideline Index Feedback Content developed by Victorian Paediatric Orthopaedic …
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Ankle Sprains - Emergency Department
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Ankle_Sprains_-_Emergency_Department/
Department and to Primary Care. Evaluation consists mostly of excluding an ankle or foot fracture … sprain are listed in the table above Though swelling and tenderness are also present in fractures … and were able to walk normally before the injury. Plain films of the ankle looking for an ankle fracture …