Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

No, I don’t give TXA to kids with isolated head injuries We want to stop any clot breakdown to try and slow any potential bleeding. Again, there was no increase in thrombotic stroke in the TXA group – TXA looks safe. What about head injury , though? This is not good. in the TXA group vs 53.7%

Head Injuries 145

Head Injuries Seizures Outcomes Pediatrics 145

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 17, 2023

Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. She is a Professor of Pediatrics and Interim Chief of the Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Emergency Department 73

Emergency Department Pediatrics Administration Head Injuries 73

ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

5 Patients with acute ischemic strokes, STEMIs, and trauma, as well as many other diagnoses, have their workup largely completed, and even sometimes definitive therapy executed, before they leave the emergency department, rather than requiring inpatient units. Risk of brain tumor induction from pediatric head CT procedures.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Pediatric Pain Management Standard 1 for children was published this year to provide guidance to health organizations on how to deliver equitable and quality pain management across hospital settings. IN fentanyl has been safely used to treat pain in pediatric patients. It offers a way to deliver analgesia without IV access.3,

Administration 97

Administration Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes 97

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

mg/kg of IBW Seek to match a patient's minute ventilation with TV and RR after intubation Intentionally match patient's intrinsic RR noted prior to intubation Note that healthy lungs can handle 8 mL/kg, based on IBW, if that is useful for compensation Secure your ETT Thomas Tube Holder is a new ETT holder on Air Care for ETT down to size 6.5

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64