Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

No, I don’t give TXA to kids with isolated head injuries We want to stop any clot breakdown to try and slow any potential bleeding. What about head injury , though? Along came the CRASH 3 trial, another huge study looking specifically at TXA in traumatic brain injury. This is not good. in the TXA group vs 53.7%

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Head Injuries Seizures Pediatrics Outcomes 145

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

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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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Patient data anonymized when presented to adjudication committee to avoid detection bias Well-balanced patient characteristics between groups. Included traumatic and nontraumatic brain injuries. Critical Care 2014 , 18 (2), 208. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

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CDC Radiology Radiology Head Injuries 122

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Case: It’s a busy night in the emergency department, your next patient is a well appearing 70-year-old man, presenting after a mechanical fall from standing with loss of consciousness. Background: Head trauma is an exceedingly common presenting complaint in the emergency department, with approximately 2.5

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Whilst you were busy managing head injuries and drownings, Ranulf had been out with a group of boys from school this evening. You will be running the show today, and you want to use your preparation time well. A recent review was conducted on Trauma Quality Improvement Program data between 2014 and 2016.

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Resuscitation Operations Sepsis Pediatrics 139

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2016

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. Consider surgical causes of forceful vomiting, especially if the child does not look anything other than well. 2014; (38): 1275–1281. J Emerg Med.

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