Hi readers! If you’d ask me about my knowledge of brain injuries, I would have given you a gormless look much similar to Pinky’s one to Brain…. Then I went to a wonderful conference day this week organised by the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance. It was on Brain Injuries (traumatic and medical) and had […]
Read more "“Pinky and the Brain…..”"(Arrrghhhh!!! Soft Collars!!!) I thought this week I’d talk about a particular injury which can be catastrophic if it is missed. I’m sure you will agree that as Emergency Physicians we should be competent to interpret tests that we order on a daily or regular basis. These include things like blood tests, ECG’s, ABG’s and X-rays […]
Read more "Let’s “FACE IT”, you don’t want to miss this injury Doc…"I appreciate there are many recent blogs on Brain Impact Apnoea and others on how to manage severe head injuries, but what about minor head injuries? I thought I’d write a short post on rugby players and head injury, as it’s been in the news recently. Last friday night, during the opening game of the 2015 rugby […]
Read more "“George is a bit SCATty after that tackle….Fetch the Brown paper and Vinegar….”"
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