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. What about head injury , though? Along came the CRASH 3 trial, another huge study looking specifically at TXA in traumatic brain injury. This is not good. in the TXA group vs 53.7%

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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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EMergucate

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Simulation report 2/2/23 Interdisciplinary SIM ED/ Anaesthetics Summery: Head injury requiring intubation post agitation and seizure, ambulance called by police … Continue reading →

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the context of a child with a head injury- what was the best GCS/ GCS on arrival of the crew? E: Exposure and Environmental Control: Fully expose to check for other life-threatening injuries while maintaining normothermia. In addition, consider if there are any signs of injury with ENT, neurological or respiratory symptoms.

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EMDocs

MARCH 2, 2024

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. Pneumocephalus after lumbar epidural catheter: a case report.  J Int Adv Otol. 2020

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] Lastly, the use of TXA is not without risk.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

He is not on anticoagulation and there is no history of seizures. Background: Head trauma is an exceedingly common presenting complaint in the emergency department, with approximately 2.5 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.

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