Remove 2014 Remove Emergency Department Remove Head Injuries
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Date: July 10, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Mullally is a paediatric trainee in the Welsh paediatric training program and interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain

ACEP Now

Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain Case A 15-year-old female with sickle cell disease (SCD) presents to your emergency department (ED) with a vaso-occlusive pain episode (VOE) of her legs and back. Evidence-based management of sickle cell disease: Expert panel report, 2014. link] Published 2014.

article thumbnail

SGEM#406: Homeward Bound…after a dose of Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. Date: June 15, 2023 Reference: Rees CA et al. Date: June 15, 2023 Reference: Rees CA et al. Opioids are the primary therapy.

article thumbnail

SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She is interested in social determinants of health in the emergency department and health policy. Dr. Ian Holley is also a PGY-3 resident in Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. He is interested in ultrasound and international emergency medicine.

article thumbnail

Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Whilst you were busy managing head injuries and drownings, Ranulf had been out with a group of boys from school this evening. A recent review was conducted on Trauma Quality Improvement Program data between 2014 and 2016. b) Emergency thoracotomy Let’s be clear: YOU will not be doing any of this. 2014 Sep;45(9):1287-95.

article thumbnail

Annals of B Pod: Anti-Xa Overdose

Taming the SRU

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A female in her 30s arrives to the emergency department via emergency medical services. After rescue, she had an apparent head injury and was confused but protecting her airway with grossly normal vital signs. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place. Cuker A, et al.