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. Again, there was no increase in thrombotic stroke in the TXA group – TXA looks safe. What about head injury , though? This is not good. in the TXA group vs 53.7%

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. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

3, 6 Among patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), the risk may be as high as 28%-76% and 23%-60%, respectively. Limited to academic hospitals in one country, which may call generalizability into question. Post-stroke infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

CDC 125

CDC Outcomes Radiology Radiology 125

ALiEM

MARCH 22, 2024

The two main causes of internuclear ophthalmoplegia are demyelination of the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) from multiple sclerosis (MS) and ischemic cranial nerve damage from stroke. Usually, MS is seen in younger patients where both eyes are affected whereas strokes occur more often in older patients and only one eye is affected.

Stroke 67

Stroke Urgent Care Head Injuries Emergency Department 67

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. It asked if TXA had a mortality benefit in patients with isolated head trauma ( SGEM#270 )? TXA vs. 19.8%

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Academics Outcomes EMS 52

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. Risk of brain tumor induction from pediatric head CT procedures.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

The differences observed in this study make it uncertain if these findings can be generalized outside of these academic settings. Am J Hematol. Am J Hematol. Further, when the analysis includes only sites that administer IN fentanyl, the association is even stronger.

Administration 97

Administration Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes 97