title: Pain control for sternal fracture using an ultrasound-guided hematoma block.
abstract: In this case report, an ultrasound-guided hematoma block was performed in the Emergency Department (ED) for immediate and effective pain control in a patient suffering from a sternal fracture. This technique of anesthesia may allow safer and more effective analgesia and a more rapid discharge from the hospital or ED in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Penner
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D010147:Pain Measurement; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local