Hip Relocation

Inspired by a talk by Billy Mellon at Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2012 today

Captain Morgan technique

Whistler Technique BUT Billy says the proceduralist turns her/his back to the patient, bends her/his knees, then straightens her/his legs to lift the patients knee.  DO NOT put force down on the tibia because there have been cases of tibial fracture from this!

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Dr Chris Cresswell. Emergency Medicine Physician in a small provincial hospital in New Zealand. Not an academic, not that clever, just committed to make emergency medicine easier to learn - so we can better care for our patients. #FOAMed @EMTutor chricres@gmail.com

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