Stones in bad places!

A Trichobezoar A 45 year-old female with hx of anemia presents to your ER complaining of 2 days of abdominal pain with nausea and several episodes of dark emesis but otherwise conversant and non-toxic in appearance.  She has not passed stoo…

Digital Intubations

Among the least commonly utilized intubation techniques stands the humble digital intubation. The name says it all: the intubator uses their index and middle finger like a miller blade to locate (by palpation) and lift the epiglottis before…

Suturing the Thin-Skinned

The thin, friable skin of elderly patients can present a special difficulty for laceration repair. If you find yourself pulling through the skin as you try tighten knots, applying steri-strips along the edge of the skin can serve as a forti…

Single Injection Digital Nerve Block

Although not a difficult procedure, the traditional approach to a digital nerve block involves two painful injections to the the digital nerves on either side of a finger, and may yield inconsistent results. An alternative, the flexor tendo…

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