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*Consider whenever pain or paresthesia occurs in an extremity after: | *Consider whenever pain or paresthesia occurs in an extremity after: | ||
**fracture | **[[fracture]] | ||
**crush injury | **[[crush injury]] | ||
**immobilizaition | **immobilizaition | ||
**snake bites | **[[snake bites]] | ||
**burns | **[[burns]] | ||
**prolongued tourniquet application | **prolongued tourniquet application | ||
**fluid extravasation into a limb | **fluid extravasation into a limb | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 8 December 2014
- Consider whenever pain or paresthesia occurs in an extremity after:
- fracture
- crush injury
- immobilizaition
- snake bites
- burns
- prolongued tourniquet application
- fluid extravasation into a limb
- soft tissue infection
- extreme exertion
- Immediate threat is viability of nerve and muscle; later threat is infection, gangrene, Rhabdomyolysis, Renal Failure