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Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study

Case: Elbow injury

You are the ED consultant in a regional centre when a 30-year-old male presents with an isolated left elbow injury following a fall from a skateboard. He has maintained perfusion of the hand but complains of sensory loss involving the hand. A nurse has placed an IV cannula in the right arm and the patient has been kept NBM.

Elbow injury

An X-ray is performed.

1. List (3) pertinent findings. 3 marks

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2. What is the most common associated neurovascular concern associated with this injury? 1 mark

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The patient is given IV opioid analgesia and moved to the resus room and placed on appropriate monitoring.

3. Outline (4) key steps in reducing this injury in the ED. 4 marks

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4. What are the potential long-term complications of this injury? 4 marks

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