Procedure: Lateral Canthotomy
Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care
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Procedure: Lateral Canthotomy
Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care
Acid and Alkali Burns to the Eye
Chemical eye injuries are emergencies. Immediate irrigation, category 2 triage, and ophthalmology input are critical to preserve vision and minimise damage.
CT Case 096
30-year-old male presents following a work place injury. A 20cm metal rod has fallen on his face, resulting in a penetrating orbital injury.
Erich Seidel
Erich Seidel (1882 – 1948) was a German ophthalmologist. The Seidel Test (1921) is used to assess the presence of anterior chamber leakage in the cornea following trauma.
Eye Trauma DDx
Differential diagnosis of eye trauma. Trauma can result in a range of injuries, both blunt and penetrating.
Lid cracked open
A 3 year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his father after coming second best in a head versus chair collision. Eyelid laceration
Bashed, Blind and Bulging
A 35 year-old martial artist presents with loss of vision in his right eye after being on the wrong end of a spinning back fist. Can you save his eyesight?
Another Poke in the Eye
A man was poked in the eye and now has a sharp pain on the surface of his eye and is photophobic. Can you diagnose and treat his condition?
Blunt Trauma to the Eye
Your Emergency Department Director decided that a team-building exercise at the local boxing gym would be a good idea. You are left to hold the fort at work. Blunt ocular trauma
Blown out
A 26 year-old man presents with left periorbital swelling and double vision after being hit in the eye by a high-speed squash ball.
Coughing Kid and a Blood Red Eye
A 14 year-old boy is brought into the emergency department by his weary mother. She is worried about bleeding under the surface of his eye. Now what?