European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Lemierre's syndrome is characterised by a history of recent oropharyngeal infection, clinical or radiological evidence of internal jugular vein thrombophlebitis and isolation of an anaerobic pathogen. We present a case report and review the literature.
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Case Reports
Isolated tracheal rupture caused by blunt trauma and the importance of early diagnosis: a case report.
Tracheal rupture usually occurs after blunt traumas. Isolated tracheal rupture is an extremely rare condition. The diagnosis of isolated tracheal rupture is very important for treatment and prognosis. ⋯ Lateral neck and chest X-rays are very important for early diagnosis. Other techniques are thorax, neck tomography and bronchoscopy. In this paper we present a case of isolated tracheal rupture and discuss the early diagnostic techniques used.
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This national survey was carried out to evaluate the quality programme for acute pain management in the emergency department (ED) and in pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS). ⋯ Most ED and EMS units seem to master the quality control programme methodology. Units are highly motivated to initiate a quality control programme on pain. Nevertheless, its implementation could benefit from some external support.