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SPLINTING DIGITS

September/October 2009 ISSN-1059-6518  Volume 22 Number 5 SPLINTING DIGITS: By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations By T.B.R. Walsh Injuries to the fingers and toes are very common regardless of whether you are in the backcountry, on the high seas, or at home. We somehow manage to sprain, strain, fracture, or dislocate them with an alarming frequency. […]

Extended and Remote Care

When an emergency call goes out, it brings to mind a team of men and women scrambling to their ambulances and then racing down the road with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Through quick notification, rapid response, state-of-the-art equipment, extensive training, rapid extrication, and speedy transport to an emergency department, the sick and injured are […]