Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 19, 2024

Buckle Fractures: Evolving literature Multiple prospective studies have been performed using single posterior slabs, splints, braces and soft bulky bandages (Davidson, 2001. Hospital versus home management of children with buckle fractures of the distal radius. West, 2005. Plint, 2006. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005;25:322–325.

Fractures 290

Fractures Pediatrics Best Practices Outcomes 290

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

She had a low-grade fever and an episode of vomiting before coming to the hospital. Clinical scoring tools for appendicitis The recently published Best Practice Pathway Guidance by NHS England recommends using clinical risk scores to assess all children with suspected appendicitis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001.

Emergency Department 105

Emergency Department Ultrasounds Pediatrics Best Practices 105

EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

mg/kg/dose (IM/IV) Has a FDA Black Box warning in 2001 citing concerns of QT prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP). Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. 5 mg PO; 0.05-0.15

Psychiatric 93

Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Administration 93

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

After a short period of recovery in the hospital, she is discharged home in stable condition with follow-up with OBGYN. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009. 2001 Jan;20(1):27-31; quiz 33. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov;49:226-232. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.071.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

2001 12 found similar results among a cohort of critically ill patients. The latest Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) sepsis guidelines from 2021 recommend giving patients with signs of hypoperfusion an initial 30 ml/kg bolus as a best practice statement 13 based on the PROCESS, 14 ARISE, 15 and PROMISE 16 trials.

Dehydration 75

Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75