Minor injuries… major implications: Watching out for sentinel injuries

Minor injuries… major implications: Watching out for sentinel injuries.

An otherwise healthy two-month-old boy presented to his general paediatrician for follow-up of gastroesophageal reflux disease. His mother reported that since starting ranitidine two weeks earlier, his discomfort following feeds and previously reported excessive crying had both improved. She had no new concerns about the child’s health but reported that she had observed a small amount of blood ...

Injuries in minor hockey.

The authors have presented an excellent picture of a patient with calciphylaxis, who despite treatment subsequently died. The authors also comment on possible modalities of treatment, however fail to mention parathyroidectomy, which is an important treatment for patients with calciphylaxix. This disease is caused by overactivity of enlarged parathyroid glands, secondary to the failure of the ki...

Hamstring Injuries in Major and Minor League Baseball

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11. Fractures and minor head injuries: minor injuries in children II.

Fractures in children are common, but the plasticity of children's bones means that they may be incomplete. If a child has deformity, swelling or bony point tenderness in a limb after a fall, it is likely to be fractured. A fractured limb that appears deformed will most probably need to be reduced. Effective splinting, using whatever means is readily available, and early, adequate analgesia, ca...

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