Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Hospitalization for travel-related illness are around 10% for both VFR and tourists (Leuthard 2015) Multiple studies have reported the most common travel infections in various countries. In the 1950’s travel accounted for 25 million international tourists. A study of swiss tourists found they compromised 53.4%

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department, specifically the use of ketamine. His twitter handle is @PainFreeED.

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ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Facts and Literature Review Bladder volume estimation Measuring bladder volume via POCUS in pediatric patients has been studied, demonstrating a benefit on Emergency Department workflow and length of stay (Table 1). The pain is intermittent, sharp, severe, and associated with 2 episodes of nonbloody, nonbilious emesis. Dessie et al.,

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Core EM

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Case A 24-year-old man with no past medical or surgical history presented to the emergency department with 5 days of progressively worsening bilateral leg cramping, paresthesias, and multiple falls. Acute and emergency care for thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm. 2015 May 12;2(3):147-157. Circulation. Acute Med Surg.

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ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education. Author information Ivan Ivanov, DO Resident Physician Emergency Department South Brooklyn Health | The post Trick of the Trade: Gel-free ultrasound-guided peripheral IV technique appeared first on ALiEM. Accessed April 5, 2023. Alerhand S, Singh M, editors.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Single-dose dexamethasone is not inferior to 2 doses in mild to moderate pediatric asthma exacerbations in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Harrison Hayward is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital. Pediatr Emerg Care. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 20, 2023

She is part of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles team and faculty at Queen Mary University in London where she teaches part of the Paediatric Emergency Medicine MSc. However, we have not covered the Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in Children or THAPCA-OH published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department of an academic hospital with the chief concern of penile pain. 2015 Jul;66(1):133-46. Epub 2015 May 7. link] Nigwekar SU, Kroshinsky D, Nazarian RM, Goverman J, Malhotra R, Jackson VA, Kamdar MM, Steele DJ, Thadhani RI. Am J Kidney Dis. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.01.034.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. Learning about international trends sparked our curiosity about our own department.

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EMDocs

JULY 9, 2024

The emergency department takes care of some of the highest risk patients with the worst access to health care and social services Over the past 20 years, many researchers have created and validated social needs screeners Some examples: iHELP, WE CARE, SEEK, USDA 2-item food insecurity questionnaire Does screening make a difference?

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Emergency Department Emergency Medical Services ED EMS 71

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department, specifically the use of ketamine. His twitter handle is @PainFreeED.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

have limited English proficiency according to the 2015 U.S. 12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? An implementation science approach improves language access in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Lion KC, et al.

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EMDocs

JUNE 15, 2024

Source Shifts in Diagnostic Testing for Headache in the Emergency Department, 2015 to 2021. The post Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e247373. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7373. PMID: 38639937; PMCID: PMC11031686.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 19, 2024

Sione, a young Pacific Islander boy, is brought to the emergency department with a 3-day history of acute onset, progressively worsening central chest pain. of child emergency department presentations. 2015 Apr;34(4):e92-e101. 2015 Sep;35(6):634-9. He points to his sternum when you ask him where the pain is.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A 29-year-old female with a past medical history of migraine headaches presented to the emergency department (ED) for several hours of bilateral eye pain, redness, and decreased visual acuity. 2015 Aug 21;64(32):865-70. The patient is a contact lens wearer. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6432a2.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Britnell 2015] Broselow tape performed better than APLS method in Chinese children. Khouli 2015] In South Sudan, the Broselow system overestimated weight by 26.6% The PAWPER tape as a tool for rapid weight assessment in a Paediatric Emergency Department: Validation study and comparison with parents’ estimation and Broselow tape.

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FOAMcast

JANUARY 25, 2023

Epub 2015 Dec 30. Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med J. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2015-205096. J Surg Res. 2016 May 1;202(1):182-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.12.036. 2015.12.036. PMID: 27083965. Webster S, Todd S, Redhead J, Wright C. Epub 2016 Feb 4.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Differences in intubation outcomes for pediatric patients between pediatric and general Emergency Departments. Intubation practice and outcomes among pediatric emergency departments: A report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS). Acad Emerg Med. Epub 2015 Aug 22.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 9, 2018

Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med 2018 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is a pharmacist who has been practicing in emergency medicine for the past six years. We covered that paper on the SGEM in Episode #144.

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Emergency Department ALS OR 130

REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

Most common organism is Staph Aureus (36-67% of cases) ( Boody 2015 ). Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. Clin Infect Dis 2015 Sept 15;61(6):859-63. Other pathogens include: E.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 12, 2022

She is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital and a Clinician Scientist and the Deputy Director of the Schwartz-Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. Case: An 18-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after falling off a moving snowmobile and hitting her head on the ground.

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Emergency Department ED ALS OR 100

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Date: September 20th, 2021 Reference: Litell et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 21, 2017

The American Heart Association (AHA) discussed opioid overdoses and the use of naloxone Part 10: Special Circumstances of Resuscitation in their 2015 Guidelines (3). CanadiEM summarized the Top 5 changes to AHA 2015 Guidelines in a series of infographics (4). There were two new recommendations. Reference: Willman et al.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Child with Cough and Fever: Case Introduction A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department complaining of cough for 3 days and fever for the last day. Pediatrics 2015 8 studies; 765 patients 96% 93% Evidence supports lung POCUS as an alternative for diagnosis of pneumonia in children. 2015 Apr;135(4):714-22.

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ALiEM

MAY 19, 2023

A heavy alcohol drinker, who is well known to your Emergency Department, presents with altered mental status, except that he looks different this time. In our emergency department, the RTs do not spend a lot of time going around measuring cuff pressures and usually save that until the patient reaches the ICU.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Maia Dorsett is an Emergency and EMS Physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Bringing value, balance and humanity to the emergency department: The Right Care Top 10 for emergency medicine. Emerg Med J 2019 This is an SGEM Xtra based on a recent publication by Dr. Dorsett and her team.

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Emergency Department ALS EMS OR 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Case: A 71-year-old man is brought to your emergency department (ED) by emergency medical serviced (EMS) having fallen two steps at home.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. J Emerg Med 2018 [6] 327 Prospective cohort study of children 6mo-18yrs comparing clinical assessment to POCUS 90.3% (83.4-94.7%) Pediatr Emerg Care.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Natalie May trained as an emergency physician with subspecialty paediatric emergency medicine in the UK and worked in Manchester and Oxford before moving to Australia in 2015 to work for Sydney […] The post SGEM#190: Wee are the Champions of Pediatric Urine Samples first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Emergency Department ALS OR 130

REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 2015; 372(5):418-25. J Emerg Med 2013; 44 (4): 764-772. Angioedema in the Emergency Department: An Evidence Based Review. N Engl J Med.

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Frozen Plasma Allergic Reaction FFP Plasma 105

REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

In these situations, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) of 2015 recommend the intraosseous (IO) route after the peripheral route and before the central venous route ( 1). World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Ong MEH, Chan YH, Oh JJ, et al.

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Broome Docs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Association of Chest Pain Protocol-Discordant Discharge With Outcomes Among Emergency Department Patients With Modest Elevations of High-Sensitivity Troponin. 2015 Apr;72(4):668-73. Epub 2015 Jan 23. Outcomes of patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department with abnormal vital signs.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

. * SGEM Xtra: The Water is Wide * SGEM#289 : I Want a Dog to Relieve My Stress in the Emergency Department * SGEM Xtra : CAEP Wellness Week 2019 * SGEM Xtra: On the Edge of Burnout * SGEM Xtra: Don’t Give Up – The Power of Kindness * SGEM#178 : Mindfulness – It’s not Better to Burnout than it is to Rust * SGEM Xtra: Five Tips to Avoid Emergency Medicine (..)

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Feb;100(2):207-8. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 Nayana Prabha PC, Nalini P, Tiroumourougane Serane V. Indian Pediatr. 2003 Jul;40(7):620-5. Biradar, S.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 19, 2023

Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation. 2015 ) found an incidence of true papilloedema of 25% and 6%, respectively, in children referred to tertiary ophthalmology departments with suspected optic disc swelling.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 12, 2019

He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department and specifically the use of ketamine. We haver reviewed papers on pain management in the emergency department for many years on the SGEM. However, these were not patients recruited from the emergency department.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

You wonder if any emergency department (ED)-based interventions would help her and people like her be safe. Background: We looked at geriatric falls on an SGEM Xtra in 2015.

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