Abstract
This case describes a patient with bilateral posterior fracture- dislocations of the shoulders from a fall as a result of seizure, who presented in the emergency department. This article discusses the emergency evaluation, mechanism of injury, assessment, differential diagnoses, and management of a patient with bilateral shoulder trauma from a suspected seizure. Advanced practice nursing implications are also described herein.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 293-300 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- bilateral shoulder injuries
- posterior fracture dislocation shoulder
- posterior shoulder dislocation
- seizure-induced trauma
- shoulder injury