EMS Head Injuries Pediatrics 
Pediatric EM Morsels
MAY 12, 2023
We last pondered this in 2011 Morsel , just a couple years after PECARN head injury data was published. So, it would seem that now is an opportune time for a Rebaked Morsel on Closed Head Injury and the application of PECARN for children less than 3 months of age. PECARN Works too! Clinical Judgement is also important!
Emergency Medicine Cases
MARCH 9, 2021
Recent literature suggests that pediatric patients take longer to recover from mild traumatic brain injury compared to adults, and persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) after 1 month occur in up to 30% of children after minor head injury.
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Pediatric EM Morsels
JULY 5, 2024
In addition to the recently published low risk intra-abdominal injury validation, we have another new tool to use this summer as school breaks, underdeveloped frontal lobes, and high speeds leave us inundated with blunt trauma. Increased flexibility of pediatric C-spine predisposes to SCIWORA and other cord injuries.
Pediatric EM Morsels
JULY 21, 2023
We had just received a young child from EMS who was post-ictal with decreased mentation. Orso 2020] One pediatric study in this systematic review, and the intubated patients had worse outcome than non-intubated Early airway protection = lower rates of complications (in TRAUMA), but this is not always true with medical patients.
EMDocs
MARCH 2, 2024
We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. 4] Epidemiology: Pneumocephalus is seen in almost all post-craniotomy cases, whereas the incidence of pneumocephalus seen in trauma involving head injury varies between 3.9% There is no evidence that steroids (D) are beneficial in head injury.
Pediatric EM Morsels
JUNE 9, 2023
Maybe injuries to the spleen or kidney come to mind. Perhaps thoughts of pelvic injuries or severe head injury dominate our considerations. Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding: Basics Pediatric liver disease may be due to numerous causes. Beyond Varices: Complications of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension in Pediatrics.
Emergency Medicine Cases
MARCH 7, 2017
In anticipation of the upcoming EM Cases main episode on Pediatric Polytrauma Dr. Suzanne Beno, Co-director of the Trauma Program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, tells her Best Case Ever of a child who suffers a severe traumatic head injury with signs of raised intracranial pressure and cerebral herniation.
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