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Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Ultrasound-Guided Lidocaine for Shoulder Reduction

Description

Anterior shoulder dislocation is a common joint injury seen in emergency settings. It happens when the humeral head slips out of the glenohumeral joint in front of the scapular glenoid. The shoulder can lose its normal connection with the arm after this injury.

This dislocation can happen after a...

Transcript

Intra-articular injection with a local anesthetic offers significant pain relief in patients with shoulder dislocation.

The dislodgment of humerus from the scapula is a painful injury that leads to loss of active abduction... adduction... and internal rotation. Reduction is the best form of analgesia, and of course, is necessary to restore...

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Intra articular InjectionUltrasound GuidanceLocal AnesthesiaLidocaine InjectionJoint Capsule AccessNeedle PlacementShoulder ReductionEmergency MedicineProcedural Sedation

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