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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. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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Pretibial Lacerations

Mind The Bleep

The prevalence of these injuries is estimated at 5.2 per 1000 emergency department attendances in the UK (1). 1) Assessment History of Presenting Complaint: Mechanism of Injury: Determine how the injury occurred (e.g., Enquire about any associated trauma such as head injuries and fractures.