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Travel-Related Illnesses in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Hospitalization for travel-related illness are around 10% for both VFR and tourists (Leuthard 2015) Multiple studies have reported the most common travel infections in various countries. In the 1950’s travel accounted for 25 million international tourists. A study of swiss tourists found they compromised 53.4%

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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

EMDocs

. #2: From the Doorway – How Accurate Is Physician Gestalt in Sepsis? Spoon Feed Physician gestalt significantly outperformed existing sepsis screening tools (SIRS, qSOFA, SOFA, and MEWS) in identifying sepsis early in critically ill, undifferentiated patients’ ED courses. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e247373.

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SGEM#346: Sepsis – You Were Always on My Mind

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Background: We have covered sepsis many times on the SGEM since 2012.

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The 80th Bubble wrap x DFTB MSc in PEM

Don't Forget the Bubbles

For a deep dive into intubation, see Intubation of the critically unwell Child in the emergency department – Don’t Forget the Bubbles (dontforgetthebubbles.com) For all things neonatal (lines and tubes), see Neonatal lines and tubes – Don’t Forget the Bubbles (dontforgetthebubbles.com) Why does it matter?

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. Hibberd, O.;

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Taming the SRU

2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9% to divert the plane). for detecting major injuries Abnormal CXR Rapid deceleration mechanism Presence of a distracting injury Chest wall tenderness Sternal/thoracic spine/scapular tenderness There are limited decision-making rules for thoracic spine imaging Yet a study (Inaba et al.,

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Ultrasound of the Month: Gallbladder Perforation

Taming the SRU

THE CASE A male in his 60s presented to the emergency department for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Complications of acute gallbladder perforation include localized peritonitis, hepatic, subhepatic, or pelvic abscess formation, pneumonia, pancreatitis, acute renal failure, and sepsis (7). 2015 Oct;16(5):509-12.