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The emergency management of mediastinal masses

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Management must be multidisciplinary involving anaesthetics, paediatric retrieval service/paediatric intensive care, ENT and oncology teams (as well as the cardiothoracic surgery team – not always available). Five-year-old Ginny presents to the Emergency Department with a syncopal episode. J Thorac Oncol. 2014;9(9):S102-S109.

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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

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12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? Review toolkits and studies that provide strategies for advancing language justice in your ED: Betancourt JRRM, et al. Lion KC, et al. Regenstein M, et al. Taira B, et al. Taira B, et al. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Choosing Wisely – Investigations for seizures that have returned to baseline

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The parents of 18-month-old Susie brought her to the Emergency Department after she had a seizure at home. doi:10.1093/tropej/fmz071 Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging, Trofimova A, Milla SS, et al. 2019-0134 Hirtz D, Ashwal S, Berg A, et al. Seizure patient selection for emergency computed tomography. Pediatr Rev.

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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

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Incidence of clinically important biphasic reactions in emergency department patients with allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014 Jun;63(6):736-44 Lee S, Bellolio F, Hess E, Erwin P, Murad M, Campbell R. Biphasic Reactions in Emergency Department Anaphylaxis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.

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The 70th Bubble Wrap – DFTB x MSc in PEM

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Forestell B, Battaglia F, Sharif S, et al. Prekker ME, Bjorklund AR, Myers C, et al. Ann Emerg Med. This single-centre academic urban institution in the United States (US) undertook a 10-year retrospective observational study of paediatric intubation and bougie use in their emergency department (ED). Resuscitation.

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How To Manage Tracheo-Innominate Fistula

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A 24-year-old male with history of quadriplegia and traumatic brain injury presents to the emergency department with hemorrhage in his oral cavity and blood from his tracheostomy tube. Scalise P, Prunk SR, Healy D, et al. Furukawa K, Kamohara K, Itoh M, et al. Grant CA, Dempsey G, Harrison J, et al. 2013:1960-62.

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SGEM#265: Total EcLiPSE of the Seizure – What a ConSEPT

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Date: September 5th, 2019 Reference: Dalziel et al. The Lancet May 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tessa Davis is a Paediatrician specializing in Paediatric Emergency Medicine and currently practicing at the Royal London Hospitals. Date: September 5th, 2019 Reference: Dalziel et al. NICE – Epilepsies: diagnosis and management.