We know that children are super flexible and that is a good thing! Often kids will bend and won’t break! Unfortunately, there are events that still lead to childhood injuries. Some of these events are unfortunate and accidental (ex, Submersions), while…
Unfortunately, children are at significant risk for traumatic injuries, whether they be young or old. Injury prevention strategies is, obviously, the best way to avoid these events, but “accidents” do happen, so we need to be facile with managing all…
“Can’t Intubate Can’t Ventilate” is one of the frightening statements that causes massive surges of adrenaline in everyone. Unfortunately, most neural synapses don’t function well with that large surge of adrenaline, and it is, therefore, imperative to contemplate how to manage…
Summertime is rapidly approaching (at least for us in the Northern Hemisphere). While this is often met with great excitement as we ponder vacations, it also means that we need to prepare for the consequences of all of that leisure…
Reactive airway disease is a prevalent problem and, therefore, a common topic for the Morsels. We have discussed my preference for MDIs over Nebs as well as the utility of Magnesium. In addition, we have covered mechanical ventilation for asthma…
It is easy to fall into a potentially callous mindset in the Emergency Department – “If it isn’t an emergency, then it can wait to see the Primary.” While that may be a valid statement, it won’t win you any…
We all know that kids love to put odd objects in their mouths (and ears, and nostrils, and other interesting places). We also know that this can cause significant problems and lead to true emergencies. The location of the object…