Tips on using this imaging technique for the emergency physician
Clinical Case
A 28-year-old male presents to the ED with moderate to severe right shoulder pain. The patient states that he fell while playing football with his friends and has 10/10 pain in his right shoulder. He has no other injuries, and the neurovascular exam of the affected extremity is normal.
You perform a point-of-care ultrasound examination of the affected shoulder and clearly see an anterior glenohumeral dislocation. Intravenous analgesia is administered, and the patient is moved to an appropriate bed for closed reduction.
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One Response to “How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation”
March 17, 2014
SonoStudy: Ultrasound for shoulder dislocation – Dx to anesthesia & reduction #FOAMed #FOAMus | SonoSpot: Topics in Bedside Ultrasound[…] ACEP News in 2/2014 had an article on shoulder dislocation by ultrasound – go here. […]