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Prehospital care
9 Assessment and care of musculoskeletal problems
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↵* Examples include shoulder pain due to irritation of the diaphragm or knee pain due to hip pathology.
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↵* Fall from a height above one metre, fall from five or more stairs; axial load to the head such as diving or contact sports; RTA at high speed, roll over of vehicle, or ejection of patient; RTA involving bicycle or recreational vehicle; rear end shunt by a bus, vehicle at high speed, or where car has been shunted into oncoming traffic; in young children have a lower index of suspicion in falls.
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Funding: none.
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Conflicts of interest: none declared.