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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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Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Maybe injuries to the spleen or kidney come to mind. Perhaps thoughts of pelvic injuries or severe head injury dominate our considerations. Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding: Basics Pediatric liver disease may be due to numerous causes. Multimodal management can help avoid variceal bleeding. PMID: 36572031.

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Ep 159 Geriatric Trauma Part 1: The Under-Triaging Problem, Resuscitation, Airway, Head and C-spine Imaging, Clearing the C-spine

Emergency Medicine Cases

Just as pediatric patients are not small adults, geriatric patients are not just old adults. How should we adjust airway management for the older trauma patient? Which older patients do not require head or c-spine imaging after a ground level fall? What is the utility of the Shock Index in older patients? and many more.