Test Bet

Report by: Andy Jones - Senior Registrar in Emergency Medicine
Search checked by: Wendy Dollery - Senior Registrar in Emergency Medicine
Institution: Manchester Royal Infirmary
Date Submitted:
Date Accepted:
Last Modified: 17 January, 2024

Three Part Question
In [an adult with an isolated sternal fracture following a road traffic accident] is [routine admission] warranted to [detect possible cardiac events]

Clinical Scenario
A 30 year old man presents having been involved in a front end collision while driving a car at 40mph. He is found to have sternal tenderness and an x-ray reveals a fracture. There are no other significant injuries.

Search Strategy
Medline 1966 to 12/99 using the OVID interface.
[exp accidents traffic OR traffic ti.ab.sh] AND [exp sternum OR sternum ti.ab.sh] AND [exp fractures OR fractures.ti.ab.sh] LIMIT to human and English language

Search Outcome
6 papers of which one was irelevant and 2 were of insufficient quality.

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