Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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One-third of all injuries seen at The Hospital for Sick Children's emergency department in 1977 resulted from falls; 10% of the children who had fallen were admitted. Falls from heights and those from the same level were of equal proportion (49%). Superficial injuries were most common. Family physicians may help prevent injuries due to falls by giving parents anticipatory guidance about their child's developmental stages and the risk situations that may be encountered at each level of development.
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Doctors are in both a privileged and precarious position concerning the law. Because the conduct of their daily work requires them to perform many acts which would not be permitted to anyone else, they may find themselves in legally compromising situations through simply doing their job. This new series, contributed by the staff of the Canadian Medical Protective Association, will address exactly those situations. We welcome readers' comments and queries.
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The patients of a community health centre who visited a hospital emergency department were compared with a random sample of the patients who visited the health centre during the same four months. Visiting rate to the emergency department was higher for teenagers and patients over 60. Emergency department visitors were more frequent users of health care, both at the health centre and in the emergency department. No differences were found between the two groups concerning sex, length of time as a patient, continuity of care, and distance of home from hospital or health centre.
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This article outlines the presenting problems of foreign bodies in the eyes, ears, nose and throat, describing diagnostic signs associated with each common type of foreign body presentation and the methods involved in removal. Equipment and supplies for the average emergency room are listed according to location of the foreign body.