09.01.2021 - By Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD
CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Case Introduction
You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when you are called to the waiting room by the charge nurse for a seizing patient.
Initial Vitals
* Temp 99.0F* HR 97* RR 16* BP 120/80* O2 90%
Critical Actions
* Perform airway maneuvers to clear obstruction* Administer IV Benzodiazepines * Administer Hypertonic Saline* Diagnose Anterior Shoulder Dislocation* Perform & Describe Shoulder Reduction Procedure
Further Reading
EMDOCs – Anterior Shoulder
ALiEM – Park Method for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
EMCrit – Hyponatremia