March 2018 update quiz
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Underwater sealed drain image
A new image of an underwater sealed drain has been added to the Management of pneumothorax page.
Lisfranc injuries
The Foot fractures page has been updated with additional information about Lisfranc injuries.
Ropivacaine concentrations
The Local anaesthesia page has been updated with some additional information about ropivacaine concentrations and dosing.
Ice for local anaesthesia injection
The Local anaesthesia page has been updated with information about the use of ice to reduce the pain of injection.
Unstable shoulder joint dislocation splinting
The Anterior shoulder joint management page has been updated, including additional detail about position of splinting for unstable dislocations.
Posterior shoulder dislocation
The Glenohumeral joint dislocation page has been updated with some additional information about reduction and management.
Aomxycillin/clavulanic acid
The Penicillins and beta lactams page has been updated with additional information about amoxycillin/clavulanic acid doses in renal impairment.
Shoulder dystocia
The Abnormal presentations page has been updated with a review of the section on shoulder dystocia.
Lateral pontine syndrome
The Stroke syndromes page has been updated with some information on the lateral pontine syndrome.
MAC image
The Central venous access page has been updated with an image of a MAC line.
Multiple access catheters
The Central venous access page has been updated with a new segment on multiple access catheters.
Intravenous cannulae
The Intravenous cannulae page has been updated, including additional information about rapid infusion catheters and reformatting of the Properties of intravenous catheters table and updating the expected flow rates through various intravenous catheters.
Air embolism
The Peripheral intravenous access page has been updated, including the addition of risk factors for air embolism.
Endotracheal tube size
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with additional information about endotracheal tube sizes in adults.
Web stats for 2017
For those of you interested in these sort of things, here are the webstats for The Emergency Medicine Manual Online for 2017 Total visits: 173,000 or 470 each day Pages viewed: 3.8 million – or 10,400 each day For those of you not interested in these sort of things – it was a busy year.
IJ central venous access
The Central venous access technique page has been updated with a couple of additional advantages of the internal jugular approach.
Subclavian central venous access
The Central venous access technique page has been updated with a couple of additional advantages to the subclavian approach.
Antibacterial CVCs
The Central venous access page has been updated with additional information about antibacterial coated CVCs.
Correction – lateral medullary syndrome
There has been a correction to the segment on Lateral medullary syndrome on the Stroke syndromes page. The ipsilateral lower cranial nerve involvement has been corrected – it is lower motor neurone, not upper motor neurone as previously stated.