The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 22, 2021

She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency […] The post SGEM#331: Should Patients with a Concussion be told to Walk this Way! Reference: Varner et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Two of the most commonly used rules include the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR) and the New Orleans Criteria (NOC); other rules include NEXUS-II , the Neurotraumatology Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines, and the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee guideline.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 12, 2022

Dr. Varner’s research interests are in concussion and pregnancy care in the ED. Case: An 18-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after falling off a moving snowmobile and hitting her head on the ground. An issue that often comes up with minor head injuries is do we need to get advanced imaging.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

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. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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