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Say hello to Fractures.app – your new best friend when it comes to dealing with fractures and bony injuries! This free app is here to make life easier for emergency physicians and healthcare providers, whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out.
Key Features:
- Easy-to-use interface: Use its bone map to select the injured region and get a selection of fractures. You can also search through a comprehensive list with just a keyword.
- Step-by-step guidance: No more guesswork! The app gives you straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions on splint application and managing all sorts of fractures.
- Offline support: No internet? No problem: Get crucial fracture info even when you’re offline, so you’re always ready to roll.
- Trustworthy content & expert-approved:
Thank you to all who have responded to our very quick (<3 minutes) survey about pediatric EM available resources and requests for future content! If you haven’t yet taken it, please do so now and help us get you the information you need on WikEM: https://redcapynh.ynhh.org/surveys/?s=Y7J7DDHRTNNLFFPX… Read more
WikEM and emscimprovement.center are collaborating to develop pediatric emergency resources for YOU to help ensure that all children receive the highest quality of care whenever and wherever it is needed.
As a WikiEM user, please complete this brief <5 minute survey to inform this work: https://redcapynh.ynhh.org/surveys/?s=Y7J7DDHRTNNLFFPX… Read more
The My Emergency Department app is designed and developed by emergency medicine physicians for anyone working in the emergency department. It allows a single source of truth for all your team’s guidelines, policies and education content. It also helps streamline communication within the team. The platform is completed free to get started and you can check out more about it read more
From the creator of Nerve Block comes another free app and figuring out how to manage a laceration just got a lot easier. With Suture.app, you’ll have all the information you could need at your fingertips. Our easy-to-use interface will guide you from start to finish.
As soon as you select the laceration location, you’ll start getting repair recommendations including suture material and sizes, other closure methods (like staples or hair apposition), technique references with guided videos and illustrations and instructions to share with patients including removal timeframes.
Features:
- Comprehensive database of laceration types and complications
- Library of repair techniques with videos and illustrations (from Dr. Brian Lin’s Closing the Gap)
- Generate procedure
The Monekypox reference is available and will be continuously updated at https://wikem.org/wiki/Monkeypox… Read more