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2064 Going green and on screen: digitalising patient information resources in a paediatric emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

The project formed part of a cross-Trust project. Communications colleagues were a key resource, supporting overall branding, IT support and project management.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Seeing Double

ALiEM

A 53-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of double vision on leftward gaze. Unilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Following Minor Head Injury. 2022 Oct 24;18(2):329-334. 2022 Nov 7;18(1):152-158. References Kim SS, Lee MH, Ji C.

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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

Date: March 3rd, 2022 Reference: Macnow et al. 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. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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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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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.

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Unwrapping PEM excellence at IAEM23

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Over 1,500 children in EDs, aged 1 to 4 with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure needing hospital admission, across 14 emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand were randomly allocated 1:1 to high-flow oxygen therapy OR standard oxygen therapy (approximately 750 children in each group). days compared to 1.50

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Managing raised intracranial pressure in severe traumatic brain injury – the basics

Don't Forget the Bubbles

It occurs when a mechanical force to the head injures the brain. This can be from the brain hitting the skull, shear forces from sudden acceleration and deceleration, or direct injury at the point of impact. The severity of head injuries can be classified according to the GCS. Published 2022 Nov 20. Eur J Med Res.