Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Bob Luten, a PEM physician in Jacksonville, FL , designed the Broselow-Luten color-coded length-based system to help estimate a child’s weight, and thereby offload the cognitive burden of medication dosing and choice of equipment sizes in pediatric resuscitations. DeBoer 2020] Now seen as industry standard in pediatric emergency care.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 271

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and IV nitroglycerin infusion have been shown to reduce morbidity (intubation rates, ICU admission) & mortality.

Leadership 94

Leadership EMS Pediatrics Stroke 94

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Emergency department overcrowding in the United States: an emerging threat to patient safety and public health. Relationship between the National ED Overcrowding Scale and the number of patients who leave without being seen in an academic ED. Pediatr Emerg Care. Emerg Med J. 2003 Sep 1;20(5):402. Am J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Research Pediatrics Hospitals 89

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We understand there are large community hospitals, academic centers and rural hospitals with vastly different resources and needs. However, when a patient walks through the door, they want to know there are resources available for that ED to delivery high quality care.”

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Emergency Department Critical Access Ultrasounds Geriatric Emergencies 52

EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Relative proportions of reported diagnostic indications versus clinical outcomes in a retrospective analysis of all CT imaging in 3 EDs over 1 year at an academic center. A 12% reduction in CECTs performed was recorded after EHR interventions in a large health system encompassing 12 hospitals including academic and community medical centers.

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Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 92

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Comparing the performance of pediatric weight estimation methods. Front Pediatr. This approach prevents severe complications and improves patient safety by enabling timely catheter adjustments. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;82:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.04.053. 2024.04.053. Epub 2024 May 3. PMID: 38759251. 2023.1225087.

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Ultrasounds Research Emergency Department Outcomes 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. The history of metabolic and bariatric surgery: development of standards for patient safety and efficacy. Obesity (Silver Spring). Metabolism.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40