Injuries and accidents happen. Sometimes they are minor and other times, sadly, they can be major. The impact of those injuries is often relate to the location of the injury. We have covered many traumatic injury issues previously, but ocular…
The “Pediatric Red Eye” is a commonly encountered presentation that we are all accustomed to evaluating. The vast majority of the time, the eye redness and irritation is related to a standard conjunctivitis; however, as with many presentations, we need…
Eye complaints are commonly encountered when caring for kids in the ED. Often, they are due to a simple issue, like conjunctivitis (although even “simple” deserves vigilance – Conjunctivitis-Otitis-Syndrome), but there are other times when the “red eye” warrants greater…
Injuries to the face are commonly encountered when caring for children. We have previously reviewed several facial injury topics (see, Mandibular Fractures, Dental Trauma, Tongue Lacerations, and Eyelid Lacerations). Eye injuries can sometimes be under appreciated, especially when there are other associated injuries. One…