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Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures

Pediatric EM Morsels

Trauma season is at hand and like all other pediatric emergency departments in the country, we find our ED breaking ( pun intended ) at the seams with orthopedic injuries. Pediatric patients have unique bony anatomy and physiology compared to the skeletally mature. Plint, 2006. J Pediatr Orthop. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Dislocation in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Horan, 2006 ] Anatomy of the PTF Joint [ Cunningham, 2019 ] The PTF joint is a synovial joint between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the head of the fibula. Mechanism of dislocation : [ Horan, 2006 ] Typically, the injury occurs when: The Knee is in Flexion and The Foot is rotated and plantar flexed. 2006 May;23(5):e33.

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Perichondritis of the Ear in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Dec;22(12):804-6. The post Perichondritis of the Ear in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. PMID: 33251051; PMCID: PMC7686808. Stewart GM, Thorp A, Brown L. Perichondritis–a complication of high ear piercing. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000248687.96433.63. 0000248687.96433.63.

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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Jackson 2016) A systematic review of safety data for over 16000 pediatric patients did show MAEs were the most frequently reported event. 451 pediatric patients were included. From 2001 to 2009, in a pediatric hospital gram negative culture showed a drop in sensitivity to ciprofloxacin from 96% to 93%. Pediatrics.

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Choosing Wisely – Radiographs in children with respiratory symptoms

Don't Forget the Bubbles

A secondary analysis of a nationwide study of Emergency Department attendance in America from 2006 to 2008 found that CXRs increase the average length of stay by 27 minutes. A Quality Improvement initiative to decrease chest x-ray utilization for asthma and bronchiolitis in a Pediatric Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatr.

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatr Rev. 2006; 26:1485-1500. Intestinal Malrotation – Not Just the Pediatric Surgeon’s Problem. Pediatr Surg Int. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2016; 26:192. Pediatrics 1977; 60:457. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2008; 46:13. J Pediatr 2005; 146:787. Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:439. Radiographics.

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Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2013;133(5):635-640.23443527 The post Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.