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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. Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex.

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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

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What’s New in Stroke Care? The simplicity of tenecteplase administration makes its use likely the preferred agent for treating acute ischemic stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke.

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2024 Emergency Medicine Research Highlights: Forced Air, Sepsis, and More

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One of the paradoxical oddities of treatment for acute stroke is the reversal of anticoagulation to enable treatment with thrombolysis. Thrombolysis after dabigatran reversal for acute ischemic stroke: a national registry-based study and meta-analysis. Theodorou A, Melanis K, Bakola E, et al. 2024;103(7):e209862. 2024;103(11):e210020.

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