Article: If you develop sudden toe pain from some type of trauma and it doesn't fade away after a few days, then schedule an appointment with your family physician or go to the emergency room of your local hospital or an urgent care clinic that has X-ray services if symptoms are severe. Your doctor will examine your toe and foot, ask questions about how you injured it, and maybe even take X-rays in order to determine the extent of the injury and type of fracture. However, your family doctor is not a musculoskeletal specialist, so you may need a referral to another doctor with more specialized training for serious problems with your toe. The most common symptoms of a broken toe include intense pain, swelling, stiffness and usually bruising due to some internal bleeding. Walking is difficult, and running or jumping nearly impossible without excruciating pain. Other types of healthcare professionals who could help diagnose and/or treat broken toes include osteopaths, podiatrists, chiropractors and physiotherapists, as well as emergency room or urgent care physicians. Small hairline (stress) fractures, bone chips and contusions are not considered serious medical conditions, but severely crushed toes or displaced compound fractures often require surgical intervention, especially if the big toe is involved. Medical specialists such as an orthopedist (bone and joint specialist) or physiatrist (muscle and bone specialist) can better assess the seriousness of your fracture and recommend appropriate treatment. Broken toes can sometimes be related to diseases and conditions that affect and weaken bone, such as bone cancer, bone infections, osteoporosis or complications related to diabetes, so the medical specialists need to consider these when examining your toe. X-rays, bone scans, MRI, CT scan and ultrasound are modalities that specialists may use to help diagnose your broken toe. Broken toes are usually the result of dropping something heavy on the foot or "stubbing" a toe against something hard and immovable. Make sure you get the doctor to clearly explain the diagnosis (including the type of fracture) and provide you with various treatment options for your injury, as simple stress fractures can usually be treated at home. In contrast, a mangled, bent, or deformed toe is usually a sign of a more serious fracture and best left to trained professionals. The smallest toe (5th) and the biggest (1st) are fractured more often than the other toes. Joint dislocations can cause crooked toes also and look similar to fractures, but physical examination and X-rays will distinguish between the two conditions.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Schedule an appointment with your doctor. See a specialist. Understand the type of fracture and most appropriate treatments.
Article: No matter how tricked out your RC car is, it can only go so fast with a subpar battery. If you really want to leave your competition in the dust, opt for a battery with a greater voltage capacity, such as a nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) lithium-polymer (Li-Po) pack. RC cars have been known to attain speeds of up to 100mph (160km/h) with cranked-up batteries. You can potentially add 1520mph (24.132.2km/h) to your car's top speed by upgrading the battery, even without making any other modifications. To ensure that you get the right fit, measure your car's battery compartment and buy a battery of the appropriate size. When it comes to working with high-output batteries, a little boost goes a long way. Start smallif your car came equipped with a single cell battery, move up to a 2-cell or 3-cell. You can then increase the voltage incrementally from there, provided your motor can handle the jump. If your car feels unusually hot after a session, it may mean that the upgraded battery is placing too much strain on the motor. In this situation, it's safest to just move down a size, since you won't be able to effectively make use of the extra power anyway. Using a battery that's too powerful for your car could cause permanent damage to to the motor or ESC. Pinch the connectors at the end of the colored wires and slide them out of the ports. Take out the battery and set it aside. You can put it into storage as a backup power source, or toss it out to free up room in your tool kit for superior packs. If you decide to keep your old battery, perform a before-and-after test run alongside the new one. You'll most likely be surprised by the difference the sleeker, higher-output battery makes. Make sure you take your old batteries to the proper waste disposal or recycling site when it's time to get rid of them. Never throw rechargeable batteries in the trash. Insert the battery carefully, matching up the wires according to color. Slide the connectors into the ports until they click. Replace the battery cover, if your model has one, then switch the car on and take it for a spin. Test the battery's fit to make sure there are no loose connections or unnecessary movement in the pack itself. It's important to be systematic about replenishing the cells in your new battery in order to keep it performing at its best. After every few hours of use, plug the battery pack into a dedicated charging unit and give it some juice. It's also a good idea to charge batteries after they've been exposed to colder temperatures or have been in storage for a while. Make sure your RC car's battery is fully charged before you take it out for a practice session or race. If possible, pick up an extra battery or two so you'll always have a spare on hand.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Purchase a high-output battery. Make sure your motor can handle the extra power. Remove the existing battery. Place the new battery into the compartment. Charge your battery regularly.
Article: There are no official rules for Assassin. If one of the rules sounds uninteresting for your playgroup, simply change or remove it. There's no wrong way to play so long as everyone is having fun! If you're nervous about getting in trouble over fake weapons, have each player wear a clothespin on their shirt or belt loop. Each player writes their codename on the clothespin, and players prove they've legally scored a kill by possessing another player's clothespin. Instead of touching an opposing player with your weapon, the goal is to remove the other player's clothespin without them noticing. Requiring players to put the clothespin on their back is a common rule. Colored stickers are a good alternative to clothespins. You can use color-coded stickers to create teams for another variation on the game. At the end of the game, players simply reveal how many clothespins they've captured to determine who the winner is. You can play a variation where any player that assassinates another player is awarded their clothespins. This makes players with a lot of kills a bigger target! Another common modification is to require each kill to take place without the target noticing and without any other players seeing you. If the target spots you, no kills can take place once both players see each other and both parties go their separate ways. If an assassin witnesses another kill take place, the witness is assigned to hunt the attacking player. Don't do this if everyone playing doesn't know one another. It's a bad time to have someone you don't know sneaking up on you. As the director, come up with awards or bonus points for funniest assassination, most creative kill, first blood, or best costume. These kind of awards and bonus points are a great incentive to get players really invested in the game. It's also a great excuse to get everyone together for an awards ceremony where you can discuss the next round!
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Change the rules for your game based on the environment and personal needs. Use clothespins instead of weapons to avoid any misunderstandings. Have a "no witnesses" rule to make the game more intense. Establish awards for most kills, most creative assassination, and other achievements.