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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Britnell 2015] Broselow tape performed better than APLS method in Chinese children. Khouli 2015] In South Sudan, the Broselow system overestimated weight by 26.6% Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501. K 2020] In Mexican children, the Broselow differed from actual weight by <10% in 46-64% of patients. J Pediatr Nurs.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Academic emergency medicine 12.9 2015 Feb;100(2):207-8. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84. doi: 10.1111/acem.13014. Epub 2016 Aug 1. PMID: 27197686. Holmes, James F et al. 2005): 814–819. Indian Pediatr. 2003 Jul;40(7):620-5.

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Academic Emergency Medicine: An oxymoron or opportunity?

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However there are some myths in relation to academic practice where there is some supporting evidence. Despite this, due to it being a ‘relatively’ new speciality, EM has not had the history to develop a large Royal College (it was only invested in 2015) or a significant academic background.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Neonatal Rash

ALiEM

2015 Mar-Apr;60(2):211. Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;26(4):373-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00932.x. 1525-1470.2009.00932.x.

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Episode 19: Surgical Airway

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Anatomy The Guidelines Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 115 (6): 827–848 (2015) doi:10.1093/bja/aev371 For more information, have a look at the Difficult Airway Society website. Click here to go straight to their page. Frerk et al.

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2015 Jun;70 Suppl 1:i1-43. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206865. British Thoracic Society Home Oxygen Guideline Development Group; British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee. British Thoracic Society guidelines for home oxygen use in adults. PMID: 25870317. Anthonisen NR. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Sep;140(3 Pt 2):S95-9.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Penile Lesion with a Poor Prognosis

ALiEM

A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department of an academic hospital with the chief concern of penile pain. 2015 Jul;66(1):133-46. Epub 2015 May 7. link] Nigwekar SU, Kroshinsky D, Nazarian RM, Goverman J, Malhotra R, Jackson VA, Kamdar MM, Steele DJ, Thadhani RI. Am J Kidney Dis. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.01.034.