Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Acute Kidney Injury Is Common in Pediatric Severe Malaria and Is Associated with Increased Mortality. Pediatric Malaria: Global and North American Perspectives. Pediatr Clin N Am 69 (2022) 47–64. Higher Rates of Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Patients versus Adults Hospitalized with Imported Malaria. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 281

AED Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

A manual defibrillator is a device used to deliver an electric shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm. When activated, the defibrillator delivers a controlled electric shock, interrupting the heart’s chaotic electrical activity and allowing it to reset and resume its regular beating pattern.

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Shock Best Practices Outcomes Pediatrics 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2020

Pediatrics 2011; 128:e741. The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baren JM, Rothrock SG, Brennan JA, Brown L (Eds), Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia 2008. Pediatr Rev 2007; 28:249.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Stroke Burns Pediatrics 52

EM Curious

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

CUTTING EDGE ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE CARE [LECTURE]: Dr. Melissa Motta, a neuro-critical care expert breaks down current best practice in acute ischemic stroke in an excellent talk at Maryland CC Project. Listen to the podcast here on how to approach the undifferentiated sick infant.

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Stroke Pediatrics Best Practices EMS 52

AED Leader

JUNE 11, 2023

Studies have shown a greater likelihood of survival when a bystander used an AED (67%) rather than waiting for emergency medical services to shock the patient (43%). Having a fully functional and fully charged AED has been one of the key factors in the survival of SCA patients who have been rescued across the United States.

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Best Practices Shock Pediatrics CPR 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Consider performing a RUSH exam (that is rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension) to identify the cause. Nachi: Despite many adolescents meeting criteria, they should be referred with caution as the long term effects are unclear and the adolescent experience is still in its infancy with few pediatric specific programs.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

The guiding principles in pediatric pain assessment and management are: know the child; know the family; and know the physiology. As the pendulum on pain management swings one way or the other, do not let your pediatric patient get knocked by the wayside. Pediatric burns should be assessed carefully and treated aggressively.

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Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40