Emergency · Explanation & counselling

Plaster cast check

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern in the emergency department. Tomas Kovacs, 24, fell off his skateboard onto his right hand. His X-ray shows an undisplaced distal radius fracture, and a below-elbow backslab has just been applied. He is going home.

  1. Perform a focused examination

  2. Explain cast care and the management plan to Mr Kovacs

  • You do not need to take a history
  • Please verbalise your examination; findings will be provided on request
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