PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

In this episode we dive into the resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae an atypical bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia thats making waves in pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatr Emerg Care. Plus, well discuss whether M. pneumoniae even needs to be treated in the first place! Plus, well discuss whether M. UpToDate , 1 Nov.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A New Chapter in Pediatric Emergency, Life-Saving Mobile ECMO Unit for Little Patients In the setting of Monasterio Heart Hospital, a new star has emerged in the pediatric emergency scene.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

The concurrent circulation of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and norovirus during peak viral seasons presents a diagnostic challenge in pediatric emergency settings. nausea, vomiting) occur more frequently in pediatric populations. References Boktor SW, Hafner JW.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Elizabeth Wharff was the director of emergency psychiatry at Boston’s Children’s Hospital in the late 1990s when she became concerned about what was, then, a new problem. They would be the least difficult and disruptive, the least strain on the hospital staff,” Dr. Wharff explained.

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Emergency Live

JANUARY 18, 2024

New Hope for Young Patients Thanks to CAR-T Therapy at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome A Breakthrough in Gene Therapy Innovation in gene therapy has reached a new milestone with the application of CAR-T therapy to children suffering from autoimmune diseases at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This course teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and pediatric intubation that promote patient safety and increase provider confidence. CEU Pre-Hospital *Military Discounts Available* View Course Dates The post Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 30, 2023

Eur J Pediatr. Congential Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation: A Teritriay Care Hospital Experience. link] PMID: 36553274 The post Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation (CPAM) appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Leblanc C, Baron M, Desselas, E, Phan, MH, Rybak A, Thouvenin G, Lauby C, Irtan S. Dec 176(12): 1559-1571.

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Taming the SRU

DECEMBER 17, 2024

compared the effects of these two among the acute gastroenteritis children and reported that the use of ORT was associated with shorter hospital stay and increased patient satisfaction. demonstrated that use of ORT was characterized by shorter stays at the hospital. AtherlyJohn et al. A systematic review by Freedman et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 1, 2024

2024 Date: May 29, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Caleb Ward is a pediatric emergency medicine attending and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Children’s National Hospital and The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 2, 2023

Today we are talking about a rare disease called FPIES (food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome) and how you might encounter these patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome in a tertiary pediatric center: safety of guideline-conforming food challenges.

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EB Medicine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 1, 2024

Wojsyk-Banaszak, 2018 ) Mainstay of initial therapeutic management is: ( Wojsyk-Banaszak, 2018 ; Fernando, 2022 ) Prolonged course of IV antibiotics Chest physiotherapy Patients managed with medical strategies (compared to surgical) had lower complication rates and shorter hospitalizations. Pediatr Pulmonol. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 24, 2024

One of the most difficult and most satisfying parts of pediatric emergency medicine is using one’s history, exam and clinical tools to make an informed decision and spare children from unnecessary pain , uncomfortable exams, painful procedures and medical imaging. Low Risk Inta-Adbominal Trauma: Pediatric Trauma is Dangerous!

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Sodium bicarbonate use during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a secondary analysis of the icu-resuscitation project trial. Pediatric Crit Care Med. 2022 Date: February 15, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Carlie Myers is Pediatric Critical Care Attending at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

At your monthly meeting with the chief medical officer (CMO) and chief nursing officer (CNO), they inform you of the hospitals plan to start a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. 1 There are many program models including ED-based, non-ED hospital-based, hospital, and community-based programs. You accept the position.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 5, 2025

Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. Anesthetic management of the pediatric bleeding tonsil. Special thanks to Dr. Kevin Wasko, guest expert on the EM Cases podcast on this topic, who inspired this column. 2012;344:e3054. Arora R, Saraiya S, Niu X, et al.

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NRC Health

MAY 22, 2024

So that’s just what Dayton Children’s Hospital leaders accomplished in their perioperative environments, by developing sensory-friendly environments to aid in individualizing their patient experience for children. The post Personalizing the pediatric perioperative patient experience appeared first on NRC Health.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 20, 2024

JAMA Pediatr. JAMA Pediatr. Aug 2023 Date: October 30, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ellie Hill is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Pediatric submersion injuries are one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. percent of pediatric drowning patients with clinically significant traumatic injuries, with intracranial injuries being the most common. 9,11 As with many pediatric issues, prevention is key.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Development and Validation of the Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. Background: Pediatric sepsis is a major global health concern, causing an estimated 3.3 The 2005 International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference (IPSCC) criteria were established based on expert consensus and used for diagnosis.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

” “Think about what is best for the hospital.” If I was a doctor at a pediatric research hospital, I would focus on transformational drugs. .” “I have been working with a family for ten years on re-using an FDA approved drug for their disease. We are still conducting clinical trials and research.”

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Systematic Review of CT Angiography in Guiding Management in Pediatric Oropharyngeal Trauma. March 2023 Date: January 30, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Alexandra (Ali) Espinel is an Associate professor of pediatrics and otolaryngology at Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University. Laryngoscope. Laryngoscope.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

AUGUST 13, 2019

Eric Russell, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine attending physician at the Texas Children's Hospital, and editor at the Human Diagnosis Project. They discuss a challenging case of a pediatric patient who presents with what at first appears to be bronchiolitis.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Specifically, the COVID19 shot was added to pediatric schedule, as if it is a necessary vaccine, but it is not. Finally, 3 doses were approved based on Ab titers, but randomized trials have never shown improvements in severe disease or hospitalization. In order to regain trust, the CDC needs to be reorganized.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 31, 2024

As a Trauma Unit within the Thames Valley Trauma Network, Wexham Park Hospital hosts trainees from across the spectrum of acute specialties. Two really important patient groups were excluded – those who were admitted to hospital and families who were not fluent in English. Academic Pediatrics 2024 24 1 51-58 What’s it about?

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Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 9, 2019

Olivia Ostrow, Pediatric Emergency Physician at Hospital for Sick Children, Assistant professor at the University of Toronto and a Medical Safety Leader with an academic focus in quality improvement, discusses a case that exemplifies how indiscriminate work up of pediatric UTI can lead to over-testing, over-treating and even worse outcomes.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

In this episode, Dr. Ben Grebber, a pediatric resident at Boston Children’s Hospital/Tufts Children’s Hospital, discusses Bee Stings and Spider Bites. Pediatrics in review, 20(5), 147-151. Pediatrics in Review, 41(7), 348-356. It is summertime, so the bees and bugs are out! Hymenoptera Stings.

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Broome Docs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Early intramuscular adrenaline administration is associated with improved survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric dog bite injuries: Infection rates and prescribing practices. Palatinus HN, Johnson MA, Wang HE, Hoareau GL, Youngquist ST. Resuscitation. 2024 Aug;201:110266. 2024.110266.

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Emergency Live

MARCH 26, 2024

Augmented reality, software, and simulators for the comprehensive course on airway management On April 21st in Rome, CFM is organizing the 3rd edition of the comprehensive course on airway management in extra and intra-hospital emergencies, in helicopter emergency medical services, for adult and pediatric patients.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Ferrous sulfate tablets are radiopaque and can be visualized on radiographs, however not all preparations are radiopaque (pediatric chewable and liquid preparations). Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. Pediatric Emergency Care, 27 (10), 978-985. Iron Ingestion: an Evidence-Based Consensus Guideline for Out-of-Hospital Management.

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EB Medicine

OCTOBER 2, 2022

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Rawad Rayes, MD and Eva Tovar Hirashima, MD, MPH – two of the authors of the August 2022 PEMP article on Pediatric Firearm Injuries to the Extremity: Management in the Emergency Department. Episode Outline: How common are pediatric firearm injuries?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures. Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures. Casey currently splits his time between Broome, a small rural hospital in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, and a large tertiary ED in sunny Perth.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 17, 2021

Date: April 16th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is the Deputy Chief – McMaster Department of Pediatrics, Acting Head of Pediatric Cardiology, and creator of Sketchy EBM. You give her an initial Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure ( PRAM ) score of 8 – and consider her to be having a “severe” exacerbation.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

After listening to this episode you will be able to: Identify unique aspects of the pre-hospital environment that impact assessment and treatment of agitated children Describe the role of EMS personnel and EMS director in the care of agitated children.

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American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This tech-driven approach empowers providers to master CGM technology with confidence and efficiency. Real-World Applications of CGM Training Pediatric Diabetes Care Children with diabetes face unique challenges, and CGM provides a safe, effective way to manage their glucose levels.

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PDC Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

Children in hospitals often experience anxiety, fear, and discomfort during procedures and even routine checkups. PDC is proud […] The post How PDC Created A Simple & Convenient Method of Distraction to Reduce Anxiety in Pediatric Patients appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog.

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EB Medicine

APRIL 1, 2024

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R.

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