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Trauma Resuscitation Updates

RebelEM

vs 3U) but no difference in mortality (Study not powered for this outcome) Clinical Take Home Point: The use of vasopressors is controversial and requires a nuanced approach SUMMARY OF MINIMIZING IATROGENIC INJURY RESTORE PERFUSION VOLUME REPLACEMENT Blood Products >>> Crystalloids Holcomb JB et al. NEJM 1994. [2]

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SGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction Rules

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. He is a […] The post SGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction Rules first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. So, should we CT scan children with minor head injury?

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

4] We also know that severe TBI is commonly associated with the development of intracranial hemorrhage where the presence and volume of blood are associated with increased mortality and poor outcomes.[5] Association between prehospital tranexamic acid administration and outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury. JAMA Neurol.

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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. 2012; 43(1): e49–e51. Factors associated with adverse outcomes in children with diabetic ketoacidosis-related cerebral edema. Louwers et al.

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Episode 32: Ketamine

PHEM Cast

Long-term pain prevalence and health-related quality of life outcomes for patients enrolled in a ketamine versus morphine for prehospital traumatic pain randomised controlled trial. 2012 Jun 1;59(6):504–12.e1–2. 2012 Jan 11. Trench entrapment: is ketamine safe to use for sedation in head injury? Ann Emerg Med.