Pediatric Drowning & Submersion Injuries
Pediatric drowning and submersion events remain a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in children. Let's review the important aspects of pediatric submersion injury management.
Category Critical Care
Saline Revisited: Are Balanced Fluids Better in Pediatric Patients? PRoMPT BOLUS Study Insights
Let's take a minute to review the insights generated from the PRoMPT BOLUS study, which looks to answer the question about which fluid is best to use in pediatric resuscitation - Normal Saline or Balanced Solution.
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents
Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis is a challenging, but important, condition to consider when evaluating patient with new, presumed psychiatric symptoms. Let's take a minute to review what to look for and how to evaluate.
Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: ReBaked Morsel
The Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage can be horrific! Let's review how to manage the mild and severe post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage presenting to the Emergency Department.
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Risk Stratification: Rebaked Morsel
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Risk Stratification can be challenging. Let us review this and apply the newly validated PECARN predication rule for cervical spine injury after blunt trauma.
Low Risk Intra-Abdominal Trauma: Rebaked Morsel
Trauma is always concerning in children, but we should not simply CT scan everyone. Is there a way to discern which pediatric patients have low risk intra-abdominal trauma? Let's take a minute to review.
Pediatric Sepsis Definition 2024
Let's review the revised Pediatric Sepsis Definition so we can ensure we are speaking the same language.