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SGEM Xtra: NNT – WET or DRI

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

* SGEM#23 : A Bump Up Ahead (Diagnosis of Appendicitis) One of my other favourite BMJ holiday edition articles has been the classic parachute trial ( Smith and Pell BMJ Dec 2003 ). Parachutes have been used for years to prevent orthopaedic, head and soft tissue injuries after a gravitational challenge (jumping out of planes).

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Children have long suffered from an under-treatment of their pain, due both to our incomplete acknowledgement of their pain and our fear of treatment ( Howard 2003 ). Skin and Soft tissue Skin and soft tissue injuries or abscesses often require solid non-pharmacopoeia in addition to local anesthetics.