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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning.

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SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

In an attempt to improve resource utilization, emergency department length of stay, limit cost and improve outcomes, there have been multiple Clinical Decision Rules (CDRs) created to help guide clinicians in their decision-making process. Traditionally CT imaging was obtained for fear of missing intracranial pathology.