Bud's Common and Simples - Hematoma Block for Fracture Reduction

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Hematoma blocks are a great adjunct to assist with the reduction of long bone fractures.          Dr. George "Bud" Higgins shares with us some tricks of the trade in how to perform this procedure via ultrasound or landmark technique. 

Recorded at the Maine Medical Center emergency medicine residency grand rounds.

George L. Higgins III, MD, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine

Posted by Jeffrey A. Holmes, MD