Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 17, 2023

Judge 2019) Best when given within 4 hours of the bite, but still effective within 24 hours Always give an entire vial of antivenom, never a partial vial. Call your friends … at the Poison Center! Your state poison center and local toxicologists are a wealth of knowledge and help for management and treatment.

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CDC Poisoning Pediatrics Shock 130

EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In the late 1990s, iron was the leading cause of poisoning deaths reported to poison control centers for children less than 6 years of age. Stage 3 (timing variable) Shock 1 : Can occur within hours for massive ingestion, but may occur over a longer time course. McGraw Hill; 2019. This stage does not always occur.

Poisoning 88

Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Resuscitation 88

EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Systemic poisoning from inhaled toxins, obstruction of the upper airway from heat injury and edema, and chemical injury to the lower respiratory system from smoke inhalation. If the patient is altered after smoke exposure in an enclosed spaced, consider carbon monoxide or cyanide poisoning. link] (2019). J Burn Care Res.

Burns 86

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 86

ALiEM

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Critical illness requiring intubation and propofol sedation Cyanide toxicity requiring sodium thiosulfate Iron toxicity treated with deferoxamine Refractory vasoplegic shock treated with methylene blue Septic shock treated with vancomycin and cefepime Reveal the Answer 3. McGraw-Hill Education; 2019 Madiwale T, Liebelt E.

Shock 64

Shock Poisoning Pediatrics 64

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Sodium Chloride or Hartmanns if indicated, monitoring for signs of shock. National Poisons Information Service (0344 892 0111) and TOXBASE have useful information on special chemicals and are accessible 24/7. 2019 Nov;34(4):276-281. Epub 2019 Nov 29. Check temperature and blood glucose levels. J Med Toxicol. 2019.00647.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

of exposures reported to poison control centers in 2021 were related to antipsychotics or sedative-hypnotics with the majority of those exposures occurring in patients 20 years of age or older. Consult a medical toxicologist or regional poison control (at 1-800-222-1222 in the United States). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2019.

Poisoning 102

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Seizures 102

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. 2019 Jul;20(7):660-666. 2019 Sep;241:112-118. Epub 2019 Apr 22.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246