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Head Injury, Other sources of concern to the clinician (eg, drug or alcohol intoxication, other injuries, shock, suspected non-accidental injury, meningism, cerebrospinal fl...
Eye Injuries (Assessment, Treatment and Management) , This article covers the assessment of eye injury including blunt trauma, orbital fracture, lid laceration, glue in the eye, chemical and ...
Sports Injuries, Sprains, and sometimes more serious injuries, are a risk. Sudden injuries are accidental but are less likely to occur if you: Are fit. , K...
It is important to survey for other injuries in children with suspected SDH, as there may be evidence of non-accidental injury. In babies, the fontanelles may be tense due to rais...
In children (as with any burn) consider whether neglect or non-accidental injury could be a cause. Presence of co-existing injuries. Note co-existing or contributing medical ...
Gunshot Injuries, They generate a large number of firearm injuries in England and Wales due to their frequent use. They are usually accidental injuries to boys caus...
Consider non-accidental injury in infants with bilateral isolated subconjunctival haemorrhages, especially if associated with facial petechiae.
Non-gonococcal Urethritis, (For example, herpes simplex , trichomonas , Mycoplasma genitalium and those germs which cause urinary tract infections .) A non-infective proble...
Dealing with Eye Injuries, External links and references may no longer work. Eye injuries vary from something very minor, such as getting shampoo in your eye, to something quite ser...
Forearm Injuries and Fractures, What soft tissue injuries can happen in the forearm? Generally problems with soft tissue (things that aren't bones) involve the tendons in the ...
Metatarsalgia (Metatarsal Injury), These can include poorly fitted shoes, injury to the toes, bunions and rheumatoid arthritis. Hammer and claw toe can also occur in someone with p...
Acute Kidney Injury, Acute kidney injury is a condition where your kidneys suddenly stop working properly. Usually this happens when you are unwell from another illness. , Acut...
Hamstring Injury, What is a hamstring injury? A hamstring injury is a strain (muscle tear). They most often occur at the middle of the back of the thigh where the musc...
Knee Ligament Injuries, Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury Injuries to the LCL are less common than injuries to the MCL. This is because your other leg usu...
Non-melanoma Skin Cancer, Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are the main types of non-melanoma skin cancers. Types of non-melanoma skin canc...
Fractures affecting upper limb mobility: (always consider the possibility of non-accidental injury): Monteggia fracture. Ulnar greenstick fracture (the ulnar border on a lateral radio...
Fracture or soft tissue injury (including stress fracture or non-accidental injury). Bilateral Perthes' disease This requires a skeletal survey as part of the work-up.
Domestic violence. Non-accidental injury or child neglect. Dog and cat bites Consider risk of rabies: Ask if bitten outside the UK (no risk if bitten in the UK by a cat...
In children the possibility of non-accidental injury should be borne in mind when taking the history and examining the child, especially in very young children.
Maxillofacial Injuries, What are maxillofacial injuries? Maxillofacial injuries can be complex and multi-specialty involvement in their management may be needed. , Maxi...