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Sim Workshop at TTC Copenhagen

The Injectable Orange

The ED team had just finished an in situ simulation where the focus was on rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in head injury, and using the new intubation checklist. 1(1):49-55, Spring 2006 Symon, B, Simulcast Journal Club Summary August 2016 – Debrieifer Knows Best [link] ” Simulation in Healthcare 10 (2).

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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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Vomiting in the Young Child: Nothing or Nightmare

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Abusive head injury is the most common cause of death from child abuse. Up to 30% of infants with abusive head injury may be misdiagnosed on initial presentation. 2006; 26(5):1485-500. 2006 Apr;7(2):75-80. Infants especially present with non-specific complaints like fussiness or vomiting. Louwers et al.

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Episode 32: Ketamine

PHEM Cast

Trench entrapment: is ketamine safe to use for sedation in head injury? 2006 Nov 1;48(5):605–12. Emerg Med J. 2004 May 1;21(3):275–80. Ketamine in prehospital care. Emerg Med J. 2004 May 1;21(3):351–4. Gunning M, Perkins Z, Quinn T. Emerg Med J. 2007 Nov 1;24(11):794–5. McGlone RG, Howes MC, Joshi M. versus i.m. Ann Emerg Med.

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Optimizing Pediatric Trauma Care: Evidence-Based Guidance for Emergency Physicians

ACEP Now

Increasing utilization of computed tomography in the pediatric emergency department, 2000-2006. Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network head injury clinical prediction rules are reliable in practice. Cervical spine injury patterns in children. Acad Emerg Med. Sep 2011;18(9):905-11. Emerg Radiol. Arch Dis Child.