A Fall from Height

5/30/2003


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Table of Contents

A Fall from Height

Case Presentation

Primary Survey

AMPLE History

Secondary Survey

Left Heel

Right Heel

Radiology

Thoracic Spine

Left Calcaneum

Right Calcaneum

Pelvis

Lumber Spine

Initial Management

CT Lumbar spine

CT Heels

Inpatient progress

Falls from height

Falls from height

The Physics of Falling

The Physics of Falling

The Physics of Falling

Body Orientation on Impact

Feet First Landing

Calcaneal fractures

Pelvic Fractures

Thoraco-lumbar fractures

Cervical Spine Fractures

References

Author: G Dall, M Reed, C Robertson

Home Page: http://www.edu.rcsed.ac.uk/audit symposium 2003.htm