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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. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain

ACEP Now

Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain Case A 15-year-old female with sickle cell disease (SCD) presents to your emergency department (ED) with a vaso-occlusive pain episode (VOE) of her legs and back. Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you heard it on the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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SGEM#331: Should Patients with a Concussion be told to Walk this Way!

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: May 21st, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Reference: Varner et al. She was ambulatory on scene.

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Whilst you were busy managing head injuries and drownings, Ranulf had been out with a group of boys from school this evening. In 2021, Evans and colleagues (1) compared adolescent mortality rates in adult, children’s and mixed major trauma centres across the UK. Right now, though, Ranulf’s’ Mum looks whiter than he does. “Is

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SGEM#362: Screen Time – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – But Should I Post-Concussion?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA Pediatrics 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Catherine Varner is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Investigator in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai […] The post SGEM#362: Screen Time – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – But Should I Post-Concussion?

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Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

ACEP Now

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

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Forensic Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Accidents

ACEP Now

Case A 35-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) following a single-motor-vehicle collision in which two people were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Unrestrained passengers tend to strike the windshield and dashboard, often sustaining trauma to the head, thorax, and legs. Updated January 4, 2021.