Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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To establish a training course for Prehospital Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma (P-FAST) and to evaluate the accuracy of the participants after the course and at the trauma scene. ⋯ Following completion of a 1-day P-FAST course, participants were able to perform ultrasound procedures at the scene of an accident with a high level of accuracy.
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The Hoffa fracture is a rare unicondylar fracture of the lower femur that occurs in the coronal plane. The nature of the fracture pattern makes it both radiologically and clinically difficult to diagnose. ⋯ A high degree of suspicion is warranted to avoid missing these fractures which have a propensity to displace if not fixed. This report highlights the clinical presentation and management of a Hoffa fracture in a patient presenting with polytrauma and reviews the current literature.