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Simple and safe treatment of pretibial haematoma in elderly patients

Emergency Medicine Journal (2004) 21(1) 69-70
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.005801
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Abstract

A simple and safe technique is described for evacuation of pretibial haematoma in elderly patients. A Yankauer sucker attached to the wall suction is used to evacuate the haematoma under local anaesthesia. This technique is used in the accident and emergency department and the ward.

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Karthikeyan, G. S., Vadodaria, S., & Stanley, P. R. W. (2004). Simple and safe treatment of pretibial haematoma in elderly patients. Emergency Medicine Journal, 21(1), 69–70. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2003.005801

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