Pediatric EM Morsels
JULY 5, 2024
risk of C Spine injury) Altered Mental Status (GCS 3-8 or U on AVPU) Abnormal ABCs on exam Focal Neurologic Deficits (paresthesia, numbness, weakness) Not Negligible Risk (2.8% Moral of the Morsel Anatomy Matters: Pediatric patients have unique C-spine anatomy, which predisposes them to different injury patterns than adults.
Taming the SRU
DECEMBER 8, 2023
r4 case follow-up WITH DR. milligan CC: Found down The case: A young F was found down in a snow bank after a GSW to the head. EMS had reported she had coded en route. She presented with a core temp of 30C and her CT scan did not show a devastating head injury as was expected. She regained pulses with warming on arrival.
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Emergency Medicine Ireland
MAY 3, 2021
This is part of Oh’s Manual Chapter 77 on head injury and we covered ICP monitoring before in number 20. This is part of Oh’s Manual Chapter 77 on head injury and we covered ICP monitoring before in number 20. . * Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast.
Emergency Medicine Journal
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Results and Conclusion Since go–live (August 2022) electronic resources have become the standard first offer for families 44 core electronic ED resources cover safety net advice for common conditions, health promotion and signposting links to support health inequalities Sharing options: scanned via QR code (see figure 1 ), sent via text/SMS or (..)
Mind The Bleep
MAY 1, 2024
If you haven’t already, arrange an XR Important scenarios to consider Major or polytrauma – ensure a proper primary ATLS type survey is completed to assess and manage life-threatening injuries before anything else.
ACEP Now
JULY 6, 2023
Brian Zink captured a wonderful initial vision statement for our specialty with the title of his book, “Anyone, Anything, Anytime,” which documented the history of our specialty. Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network head injury clinical prediction rules are reliable in practice. Schonfeld D, et al. Arch Dis Child.
The Injectable Orange
JUNE 20, 2017
This is met with resistance, “we’re too busy theirs not enough staff or time”, “the staff have done mock codes before, they really disrupt things and they hated them”. The ED team had just finished an in situ simulation where the focus was on rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in head injury, and using the new intubation checklist.
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