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Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Maybe injuries to the spleen or kidney come to mind. Perhaps thoughts of pelvic injuries or severe head injury dominate our considerations. Prepare airway management tools (hoping to avoid needing them). 2019 Jul;98(29):e16505. Keep patient comfortable. Obtain large-bore access. Medicine (Baltimore).

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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. Fun fact for animal lovers!- It’s complicated.