Salmah Lashhab; David J. McCreary – Our objective was to evaluate and appraise the existing evidence on the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for pulled elbow, including its positive findings and their reliability.
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Visualizing the Real Time Reduction of Pulled Elbow Using Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
David J McCreary – POCUS is a useful tool for correctly identifying pulled elbow. We believe that clinicians working in Pediatric Emergency Departments should be encouraged to embrace using it in cases which are less straightforward – either due to an atypical history or based on examination findings.
Use Of POCUS for the Paediatric Patient with an Undifferentiated Upper Limb Injury
David J. McCreary, MBBS MRCPCH PgC US; Alex White, MBBS – A 2-year-old girl presented to the Paediatric Emergency Department following an unwitnessed injury to her left arm while playing at nursery limiting further examination. On assessment she was reluctant to use her left arm and further examination was difficult. In cases of unwitnessed and undifferentiated elbow injuries point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to evaluate for elbow joint effusion, fracture, or radial head subluxation, also known as nursemaid’s elbow.