ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On physical exam, you notice what appears to be a blister from a burn on her right palm (see photo on cover). When you are done, you tell the mother what you found and ask her if there is any way the child could have been burned. Case Resolution Given the location of the burn, pediatric burn surgery was consulted.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

E.g. burns, neurosurgery, interventional radiology. link] Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. link] Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Equipment This could include a trauma mattress, transfer equipment, ventilator, haemorrhage control, and thoracotomy/thoracostomy kit (ensure size appropriate for expected child).

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

Forensic pathologist Dr. Charles Wetli of the University of Miami had conducted autopsies that he said, “conclusively showed that they have not been murdered.” Antoinette Burns was the twelfth victim, a 14-year-old girl without any evidence of cocaine consumption at all. J Forensic Sci. Forensic Sci Int. J Forensic Sci.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

In addition to addressing physical injuries secondary to violence, clinicians should screen refugee patients for suicidality, engage forensic nurse examiners for victims of assault, and connect patients with social work or case management resources. Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies.

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