Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 44 (2021) 102196. PMID: 36209409 Comelli A, Guarner ME, Tomasoni LR, Zamboni AF, Pavo BM, Zanotti P, Caligaris S, Matteeli A, Soriano-Arandes A, Castelli F. Severe imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children: characteristics and useful factors in the risk stratification.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Transfusion Decisions in Severe Anaemia Reducing child mortality remains high on the global health agenda. Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. However, there is a huge variation in transfusion practice globally.

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PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This could inform responses in future infectious disease outbreaks; one key seems to be to ensure high titers of neutralizing antibody (at least 1:320 in this study) are present in donor plasma.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 23, 2024

The following Comprehensive Blood Administration Training is designed to educate healthcare providers on various blood products. Also, a variety of healthcare professionals handle blood products. The post Comprehensive Blood Administration Training appeared first on American Medical Compliance.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Aplastic Crisis: In individuals with underlying hematologic disorders, an aplastic crisis may require blood transfusion to replace lost red blood cells. In some cases, intrauterine blood transfusions may be necessary for the fetus. “Parvovirus B19 and Its Role in Human Disease.” 3, 2015, pp.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 37(3):p 202-205, March 2018. Exchange blood transfusion in the management of severe pertussis in young infants. Exchange transfusion safety and outcomes in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Pediatrics. 2010;126:e81627 Cherry et al. Nieves et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

A whole blood transfusion is initiated for the management of her anemia. Open-access image source: By M.Bitton – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [link] Infectious Disease Exposure It is estimated that, on average, refugees seeking refuge in Uganda visit a health facility 1.8 Hypoglycemia is managed with IV dextrose.

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