Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 19, 2024

Yes, we’re talking about your clavicular , proximal humeral, supracondylar, lateral condylar , scaphoid and metacarpal fractures. Today, we want to focus on a couple of our good friends, buckle and greenstick forearm fractures. Pediatric patients have unique bony anatomy and physiology compared to the skeletally mature. West, 2005.

Fractures 290

Fractures Pediatrics Best Practices Outcomes 290

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

We have covered the CCHR on the SGEM with the EM Swami and Dr. Emily Junck back on SGEM#106. It was a classic EM paper published in the Lancet back in 2001 by the Legend of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ian Stiell. We also discussed three studies that compared CCHR to the NOC. The CCHR is the most researched CDR in mTBI [3] and ha.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Emergency Department Seizures EMS 52

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Unported from wikimedia commons, File:2001 Heart Position in ThoraxN.jpg - Wikimedia Commons accessed 10/25/24 Epidemiology and etiology Pneumomediastinum is uncommon. Potential causes include: -Trauma: Blunt or penetrating thoracic injuries, rib fractures, esophageal rupture (Boerhaave syndrome). Image licensed under CC Attribution 3.0

COPD 79

COPD Pediatrics Emergency Department Ultrasounds 79