Trick of the trade: Single digital block
Your next ED chart: Finger injury
The finger needs to be anesthetized.
Patient: “I have had this freezing before. The needles really hurt! Is there anything else less painful? “
Trick of the Trade: Toenail splinting for ingrown toenails
It is 4 a.m. You pick up a chart. Toe pain.
Thinking this could be an easy injury, you walk over to the patient, only to discover: bilateral ingrown toenails. Your heart sinks. In your head, you are thinking: Lateral nail resection? Nail removal? This could take a while.
Is there a less invasive method for treating an ingrown toenail?