Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

No, I don’t give TXA to kids with isolated head injuries We want to stop any clot breakdown to try and slow any potential bleeding. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality – TXA improved survival with no increased risk of cerebral clots. What about head injury , though? This is not good.

Head Injuries 145

Head Injuries Seizures Outcomes Pediatrics 145

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.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

1, 2 Its occurrence often portends worse outcomes in intubated patients, whose projected hospital course was already tenuous. 3, 6 Among patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), the risk may be as high as 28%-76% and 23%-60%, respectively. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

CDC 126

CDC Outcomes Radiology Radiology 126

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 17, 2018

Validation of the Pediatric NEXUS II Head Computed Tomography Decision Instrument for Selective Imaging of Pediatric Patients with Blunt Head Trauma. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine Case: You’re working in a small rural emergency department when a seven-year-old girl comes in by EMS with a head injury.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Head Injuries Academics Emergency Department 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 30, 2020

He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. You suspect abdomen and pelvic trauma and calculate his injury severity score (ISS) to be 22. The evidence for TXA providing a patient-oriented outcome (POO) has been mixed. TXA vs. 19.8%

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Academics Outcomes EMS 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

Primary Outcome: Discharged home from the ED Secondary Outcomes: There were several secondary outcomes. Another interesting secondary outcome that could confound the results is that children who received IN fentanyl received higher overall total parenteral opioid morphine equivalents. Am J Hematol. Am J Hematol.

Administration 97

Administration Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes 97

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64