Fractures Head Injuries Research 
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.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
One-liner… Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric populations, and fever is associated with worse outcomes. A 12-year-old boy presents with a significant head injury following a road traffic accident. Should we aim to prevent fever, or should we cool patients?
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The Trauma Pro
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The authors are given very little print space to fully describe their research idea, their methods, and their results’ significance. Even then, it needs to be taken in context with past, similar research before trickling down to patient care. Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 17, 2018
He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine Case: You’re working in a small rural emergency department when a seven-year-old girl comes in by EMS with a head injury. She hit a rock, and went over the bars, striking her head on a small tree as she fell. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
The Canadian CT Head Rule [2] is a clinical decision instrument to help you decide if a patient with a mild head injury requires a CT head. Minor head injury was defined as blunt head trauma, resulting in amnesia, loss of consciousness or an altered mental state (confusion or disorientation) with a GCS score ≥13.
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