title: Novel use of ultrasound in the ED: ultrasound-guided hematoma block of a proximal humeral fracture.
abstract: Proximal humeral fractures are a common injury after falls, particularly in the elderly population. An ultrasound-guided hematoma block is a novel technique for analgesia in cases when standard intravenous analgesia is not efficacious. We present a case in which ultrasound-guided hematoma block was the ideal method for adjunctive pain control in a patient with a comminuted humeral head fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, AHS-Highland Hospital, 1411 E. 31st St, Oakland, CA 94602. Electronic address: EmilyLovallo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lovallo
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, AHS-Highland Hospital, 1411 E. 31st St, Oakland, CA 94602.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mantuani
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, AHS-Highland Hospital, 1411 E. 31st St, Oakland, CA 94602.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagdev
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional