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. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the context of a child with a head injury- what was the best GCS/ GCS on arrival of the crew? E: Exposure and Environmental Control: Fully expose to check for other life-threatening injuries while maintaining normothermia. Establish IV access for potential fluid resuscitation.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

link] Published May 2021. Am J Hematol. Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you heard it on the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine. References Campbell F, Hudspith M, Choinière M, et al. An action plan for pain in Canada. Health Canada website. Accessed August 8, 2023. National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

2021 Jan 1;32(1):37-43. MI or stroke). A post-hoc analysis showed a lower 30-day mortality of those receiving TXA within an hour of their injury. Inclusion criteria included adults who were within 3 hours of injury, had a GCS of < 13 or any intracranial bleeding on CT, and no major extracranial bleeding.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

5 Patients with acute ischemic strokes, STEMIs, and trauma, as well as many other diagnoses, have their workup largely completed, and even sometimes definitive therapy executed, before they leave the emergency department, rather than requiring inpatient units. CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021. Postgrad Med.

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Medical Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

An average of 79% of ICU hospital beds were occupied nationwide in the week ending September 30, 2021. Major head injuries. (approximately one in four) recently reported that at least 95% of their ICU (intensive care unit) beds were full. Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital is at 100% ICU occupancy. Broken bones. Severe bleeding.

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