Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Motor Fingernail bed pressure with a pencil first If flexion outcome, then apply painful stimulus to neck or head (trapezius or supraorbital notch) to look for localization Spinal reflex can result in a falsely elevated score if lower extremity pain induced Verbal Orientated- Able to answer all questions. References : Teasdale G, Jennett B.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

A code stroke is activated, and a CT head shows a left basal ganglia hemorrhage with no vascular lesions on CT angiography. INTERACT-2 demonstrated that in patients with ICH, intensive lowering of blood pressure did not result in a significant reduction in the rate of the primary outcome of death or severe disability (SGEM#73).

Stroke 86

Stroke Airway Management Documentation/Coding Outcomes 86

ACEP Now

JANUARY 5, 2025

1 The primary outcome was the frequency of observed hypoxemia, defined as any pulse oximetry reading below 85 percent. Serious patient-oriented outcomes such as cardiac arrest were rare, but almost all occurred in the oxygen mask cohort. The obvious winner was NIPPV, whose 9.1

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Research Airway Management Stroke 40

ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

The PATCH-Trauma trial took a critical look at TXA in major trauma in the advanced trauma systems of Australia and found a mixed result: a slightly greater number of patients were still alive six months following TXA administration, but there was no difference in survival with a good functional outcome. What’s New in Stroke Care?

Research 52

Research Airway Management Stroke Outcomes 52

Taming the SRU

JUNE 3, 2024

Susan Wilcox Increasing regionalization due to: Growth of specialty centers Increasing development of healthcare systems Hub-and-spoke models Development of ECMO, trauma, transplant, and stroke centers The higher the acuity of the centers, the higher the acuity of the patient that needs to get there. Benefits of transport are evidenced based.

Shock 91

Shock Seizures Airway Management Stroke 91

Taming the SRU

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In patients with head trauma requiring airway management, the goal is to bag the patient with a goal EtCO2 35-45 and RR 10. If there is concern that the advanced airway will increase agitation and therefore ICP, then it should be avoided prehospital. qi/kt: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage WITH drs.

Leadership 57

Leadership Stroke Airway Management Administration 57

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

Fatal outcomes postoperatively may be due to re-bleeding after attempts to preserve flow in the innominate artery or using sutures or prosthetic material in an infected area.22,23 Tracheo-innominate artery fistula after stroke. 20 Reverse saphenous graft has also been employed to produce aorto-carotid and aorto-subclavian anastomoses.

Operations 52

Operations Pediatrics Radiology Radiology 52