Saturday 21 December 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8262
Date Request Received: 06/11/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 19/11/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Clinical Management rib fractures etc
Request Category: Health
| Question Number 1: I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: In your organisation, are there guidelines for the clinical management of adults with either rib fractures, chest wall trauma or blunt chest wall trauma? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes | |
| Question Number 2: Which clinical team(s) are patients with isolated rib fractures, chest wall trauma or blunt chest wall trauma admitted under? | |
| Answer To Question 2: If patients are 70 are under the are admitted under the surgical team. If patients are over 70 they are admitted under the medical team. | |
| Question Number 3: Can you please attach a copy of your most recent guidelines for the clinical management of adults with rib fractures, chest wall trauma or blunt chest wall trauma. | |
| Answer To Question 3: Medicine - Please find attached Adult Medicine Guidelines. To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below:  8262 Rib Fracture pathway.pdf | |
| Question Number 4: Where more than one team has produced guidelines please provide copies of all the relevant guidelines | |
| Answer To Question 4: Rib Fracture Pathway- Emergency Department is attached To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below: 8262 Rib Fracture pathway.pdf | |
| Question Number 5: In your organisation, is there a dedicated service/ team providing chest wall nerve blocks for rib fracture patients? | |
| Answer To Question 5: Please see the guidance in the Rib Fracture Pathway provided by Medicine attached | |
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