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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

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. Predicting outcome in individual patients after severe head injury.

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Best of AAST #1: Aspirin Vs Low Molecular Weight Heparin For VTE Prophylaxis

The Trauma Pro

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. But mercifully, this does not happen often. The first abstract is fascinating.

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Journal Club - Tranexamic Acid in Trauma

Downeast Emergency Medicine

A post-hoc analysis showed a lower 30-day mortality of those receiving TXA within an hour of their injury. When looking at the subgroups with severe shock, there was an 18.5% The primary outcome was head injury-related death in-hospital within 28 days of injury. MI or stroke).

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UK-REBOA on Trial: Innovative or Over-Inflated?

RebelEM

Military practice guidelines recommend REBOA for profound shock (SBP <90mmHg) 1 and ACEP along with the American College of surgeons recommend REBOA for traumatic life-threatening hemorrhage below the diaphragm in patients with hemorrhagic shock who are unresponsive or transiently responsive to resuscitation.

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SGEM Xtra: Ian Stiell – Legend of Emergency Medicine

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is internationally recognized for his research in emergency medicine with a focus on the development of clinical decision rules. He is internationally recognized for his research in emergency medicine with a focus on the development of clinical decision rules. ” Other Legends of Emergency Medicine: