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spoon feedPODCAST: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025
Date: May 7, 2025
Dr. Sandi Angus
Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about paediatric EM, wellbeing and medical education.
Case: A ten-year-old boy presents to your emergency department (ED) after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at high speed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) tells you that he was...2025-07-0724 minילדים - האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופהPODCAST: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025
Date: May 7, 2025
Dr. Sandi Angus
Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about paediatric EM, wellbeing and medical education.
Case: A ten-year-old boy presents to your emergency department (ED) after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at high speed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) tells you that he was...2025-07-0724 minמתמחים - האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופהPODCAST: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025
Date: May 7, 2025
Dr. Sandi Angus
Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about paediatric EM, wellbeing and medical education.
Case: A ten-year-old boy presents to your emergency department (ED) after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at high speed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) tells you that he was...2025-07-0724 mintrauma - האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופהPODCAST: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025
Date: May 7, 2025
Dr. Sandi Angus
Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about paediatric EM, wellbeing and medical education.
Case: A ten-year-old boy presents to your emergency department (ED) after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at high speed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) tells you that he was...2025-07-0724 minpodcast - האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופהPODCAST: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025
Date: May 7, 2025
Dr. Sandi Angus
Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about paediatric EM, wellbeing and medical education.
Case: A ten-year-old boy presents to your emergency department (ED) after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at high speed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) tells you that he was...2025-07-0724 min
The Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM #479: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025
Date: May 7, 2025
Dr. Sandi Angus
Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about paediatric EM, wellbeing and medical education.
Case: A ten-year-old boy presents to your emergency department (ED) after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at high speed. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) tells you that he was properly restrained. His parents were also in the ve...2025-07-0524 min
The Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM #479: Light Em Up Up Up (CT) or Not for Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma?Reference: Arnold CG, et al. Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. Jan 2025 Date: May 7, 2025 Guest Skeptic : Dr. Sandi Angus is a Paediatric and Adult Emergency Medicine Registrar in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. She is passionate about […]
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emDOCs.net Emergency Medicine (EM) PodcastPECARN STELAR Podcast - Episode 4: How Researchers Conduct Implementation Science ResearchThe emDOCs.net team is very happy to collaborate with PECARN STELAR (Seattle, Dallas/Texas, and Los Angeles) Node and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) in presenting high-yield pediatric topics that highlight evidence based medicine with solid research. Dr. Fishe focused on implementation science in EMS care particularly with regards to asthma.To continue to make this a worthwhile podcast for you to listen to, we appreciate any feedback and comments you may have for us. Please let us know!Subscribe to the podcast on one of t...2025-06-2312 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#474: Help! Which Clinical Decision Aid should I use to Risk Stratify Febrile Infants?Reference: Umana E, et al. Performance of clinical decision aids for the care of young febrile infants: A multicenter prospective cohort study. eClinicalMedicine Lancet December 2024
Date: March 6, 2025
Dr. Demetris Athanasiou
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Demetris Athanasiou is a paediatric registrar based in London and enrolled in the PEM MSc program through Queen Mary University in London.
Case: A 6-week-old boy is brought by his parents to your emergency department (ED) for fever. His older sister has been sick with upper respiratory symptoms for the past week but seems to be recovering. Today, while his father was feeding him a bottle, he n...2025-05-0331 min
Kids Considered™ PodcastNeck & Neck Injuries
Neck injuries are pretty common in children and may be scary since a significant injury may result in paralysis or loss of sensation. In this episode, we are joined by Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist Dr. Julia Magaña to discuss common mechanisms of neck injury, how neck injuries are evaluated, when imaging such as x-rays or CT scans are appropriate, and treatment of minor injuries. Don’t let a pain in the neck stop you from listening to this episode!
This episode written by Drs. Magaña and Blumberg.
We thank Dr. Julia Maga...2025-04-2500 minCase Presentation - האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופהPODCAST: Send me on my way…without Cervical Spine Imaging
Reference: Leonard JC et al. PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. June 2024.
Date: Oct 15, 2024
Dr. Tabitha Cheng
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tabitha Cheng is a Southern California native and board-certified emergency medicine physician and completed an EMS fellowship as well. The learning didn’t end because she then completed another fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Harbor UCLA.
Case: An 8-year-old girl is brought in by EMS after a car acciden...2025-02-0438 mincase podcast - האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופהPODCAST: Send me on my way…without Cervical Spine Imaging
Reference: Leonard JC et al. PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. June 2024.
Date: Oct 15, 2024
Dr. Tabitha Cheng
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tabitha Cheng is a Southern California native and board-certified emergency medicine physician and completed an EMS fellowship as well. The learning didn’t end because she then completed another fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Harbor UCLA.
Case: An 8-year-old girl is brought in by EMS after a car acciden...2025-02-0438 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM #467: Send me on my way…without Cervical Spine ImagingReference: Leonard JC et al. PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. June 2024. Date: Oct 15, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tabitha Cheng is a Southern California native and board-certified emergency medicine physician and completed an […]
The post SGEM #467: Send me on my way…without Cervical Spine Imaging first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.2025-02-0138 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM #467: Send me on my way…without Cervical Spine ImagingReference: Leonard JC et al. PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. June 2024.
Date: Oct 15, 2024
Dr. Tabitha Cheng
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tabitha Cheng is a Southern California native and board-certified emergency medicine physician and completed an EMS fellowship as well. The learning didn’t end because she then completed another fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Harbor UCLA.
Case: An 8-year-old girl is brought in by EMS after a car accident. She was seat belted, sitting in the backseat of the fa...2025-02-0138 min
Broomedocs POdcastFirst10EM Journal Club: December 2024This month we cover a few out-of-hospital arrest trials. More PECARN goodness and we answer the question: are ants better doctors than human doctors? 2024-12-231h 21
Maimo EM Pearls Podcast12/18/24 - Pediatric Trauma Block with Dr. Chris ReillyIn this episode of MEPP, host Chris Reilly discusses Pediatric Trauma day at the Maimonides EM Residency Conference. The episode begins with Dr. Cassidy Baldwin's presentation on dehydration signs and management. Dr. Christine Rizkalla lead a discussion on non-accidental trauma, highlighting risk factors and injury patterns. Dr. Hector Vasquez discussed the PECARN head CT rule for evaluating pediatric head trauma. Dr. Jonathan Rochlin covers multi-system pediatric trauma preparedness, emphasizing the importance of being prepared with appropriate equipment and protocols. The episode also includes practical advice on performing a pediatric cric by Drs. Fagan and Camino, insights into managing pediatric...2024-12-1914 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM #463: Like the Legend of the Phoenix… Criteria for SepsisReference: Sanchez-Pinto, L.N., et al. Development and Validation of the Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. JAMA 2024.
Guest Skeptic: Prof. Damian Roland is a Consultant at the University of Leicester NHS Trust and Honorary Professor for the University of Leicester’s SAPPHIRE group. He specializes in Paediatric Emergency Medicine and is a passionate believer and advocate of FOAMed. Damian is also part of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles Team.
Dr. Damian Roland
Case: A 3-year-old boy arrives at the emergency department (ED) with a high fever, rapid breathing, and lethargy. His parents state that he has had a fev...2024-12-1440 min
Broomedocs POdcastFirst10Em Journal Club: November 2024This episode Justin and I explore another epi in OOHCA trial, dog bites, the latest PECARN paediatirc neck trauma study and some bougie pearls... and a whole lot more!2024-11-171h 16
EMiPcastPecarn cervical spine ruleمطالعهی پیکارن برای اندیکاسیون تصویربرداری از ستون فقرات گردنی در ترومای بلانت اطفال
https://pecarn.org/pecarn_news/clinical-decision-rule-cervical-spine/2024-10-0522 min
The CribsidersStraightening It All Out: Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries and the PECARN Clinical Decision RuleJoin this fantastic conversation with Dr. Julie Leonard (Nationwide Children’s) and Dr. Dan Corwin (CHOP) about the management of pediatric cervical spine injuries. This duo teaches us about the new PECARN clinical decision rule for cervical spine injuries as well as key pearls on physical exam and imaging in pediatric patients with blunt trauma.2024-09-251h 10emDOCs.net Emergency Medicine (EM) PodcastPECARN STELAR Podcast - Episode 3: PEM DisparitiesThe emDOCs.net team is very happy to collaborate with PECARN STELAR (Seattle, Dallas/Texas, and Los Angeles) Node and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) in presenting high-yield pediatric topics that highlight evidence based medicine with solid research. Today on we have our two renowned experts, Dr. Ilene Claudius and Dr. Danica Liberman, discussing the case for food insecurity and how it impacts the health of our children. To continue to make this a worthwhile podcast for you to listen to, we appreciate any feedback and comments you may ha...2024-09-0414 min
JournalFeedNew PECARN C-Spine | Slower With ScribesThe JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 26-30, 2024.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Monday Spoon Feed:A new PECARN clinical decision rule for cervical spine imaging in children after blunt trauma identifies children at low risk for C-spine injury utilizing nine risk factors.Friday Spoon Feed:The MISSION Act Scribes Trial evaluated the implementation of medical scribes in Veterans Health Administration...2024-08-3111 min
PediaCast: Pediatric Podcasts for ParentsPECARN Prediction Rule for Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries - PediaCast 564Drs Julie and Jeffrey Leonard visit the studio as we consider kids and teens with traumatic neck injuries. Do they all need X-rays? Or could we develop criteria that determine who needs films and who doesn’t? This would save some young patients from radiation exposure while ensuring bony neck injuries are not missed. We hope you can join us!2024-07-1745 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#446: Finding Pneumo…nia in Febrile InfantsReference: Florin TA, et al. Radiographic pneumonia in young febrile infants presenting to the emergency department: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Emerg Med J. 2023
Date: May 29, 2024
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Christina Lindgren is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending at Children’s National Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. She also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship.
Dr. Christina Lindgren
Guest Author: Dr. Todd Florin is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending at Lurie Children’s Hospital of C...2024-07-1335 minemDOCs.net Emergency Medicine (EM) PodcastPECARN STELAR Podcast - Episode 2: Food InsecurityThe emDOCs.net team is very happy to collaborate with PECARN STELAR (Seattle, Dallas/Texas, and Los Angeles) Node and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) in presenting high-yield pediatric topics that highlight evidence based medicine with solid research. Today on we have our two renowned experts, Dr. Ilene Claudius and Dr. Danica Liberman, discussing the case for food insecurity and how it impacts the health of our children. To continue to make this a worthwhile podcast for you to listen to, we appreciate any feedback and comments you may hav...2024-07-1020 min
Podcasts – PEMBlogPodcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children
Cervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. this episode is all about learning when to suspect them, how to immobilize the C-spine properly, and which imaging test to choose. It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children.
Here is the aforementioned PECARN paper:
Leonard, J. C., Harding, M., Cook, L. J., Leonard, J. R., Adelgais, K. M., Ahmad, F. A., Browne, L. R., Burger, R. K., Chaudhari, P., Corwin, D. J., Glomb, N. W., Lee...2024-06-0500 min
PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine PodcastCervical Spine InjuriesCervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. this episode is all about learning when to suspect them, how to immobilize the C-spine properly, and which imaging test to choose. It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging […]2024-06-0500 min
EM Pulse Podcast™Hot Off The Press: PECARN Cervical Spine Injury RuleIn this episode we talk with Dr. Julie Leonard about the PECARN C-spine Rule that was just officially published! Dr. Leonard is the senior author of the study and walks us through the findings, why its important, and how she uses the rule in her own clinical practice.
Host:
Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis
Guest:
Dr. Julie Leonard, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Resources:
prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a m...2024-06-0500 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#441: Searching Searching for the best Clinical Decision Rule to Detect Pediatric C-Spine InjuryReference: Tavender E, et al. Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024
Date: May 29, 2024
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Caleb Ward is a pediatric emergency medicine attending and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Children’s National Hospital and The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. His research focuses on the pre-hospital care of children by EMS. He is the principal investigator for EMSC State Partnership in Washington, DC and is also involved in various multi-center EMS studies with the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).
Dr...2024-06-0100 minJournalFeedNo Neck Zones | PECARN Validation x 2The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 20-24, 2024.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Monday Spoon Feed:This review article illustrates the evidence-based “no-zone” approach in managing penetrating neck injuries, with a reliance on clinical symptoms as well as multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA) to mitigate unnecessary invasive tests and negative explorations. Friday Spoon Feed:This multicenter prospective validation study of the PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of ch...2024-05-2513 min
2 View: Emergency Medicine PAs & NPs35 - POCUS for Cholecystitis and PECARNWelcome to Episode 35 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants!
Show Notes for Episode 35 of “The 2 View” – the spring editorial edition!
POCUS in the ED for Cholecystitis
March 2024: Annals of Emergency Medicine. SoundCloud. Published January 2022. Accessed May 2, 2024. https://soundcloud.com/annalsofem/march-2024
The Center for Medical Education. Upper Abdominal Disorders | The EM Boot Camp Course. YouTube. Published July 12, 2022. Accessed May 2, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxRdeEYeHk
Wilson SJ, Thavanathan R, Cheng W, et al. Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound...2024-05-151h 10Kids Considered™ PodcastHead InjuryIn this episode we talk to pediatric emergency medicine physician, Dr. Julia Magana about pediatric head injury. Head bonks and falls are common in toddlers. As kids age, sports and other risky behaviors can also put them at risk for head injury. In this episode we review head injuries across pediatric age groups. We talk about how to respond to a head injury, mechanisms of injury and symptoms that warrant an evaluation, as well as when it may be appropriate to monitor at home. We also discuss the evidence based research from the pediatric emergency care applied research network...2024-05-1500 minEM Pulse Podcast™PECARN Spotlight: Tools ValidatedIn this episode, we delve into a pivotal multi-center study validating the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) prediction rules for using CT imaging in children with blunt abdominal and minor head trauma. We discuss with the authors the study's impact, how these validated rules can optimize pediatric trauma care, minimize radiation risks, and what this means for emergency practices worldwide. This conversation not only sheds light on the study's intricate processes and outcomes, but also emphasizes the vital role of evidence-based guidelines in enhancing patient safety and care quality.
Host:
Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Pediatric E...2024-04-1932 minemDOCs.net Emergency Medicine (EM) PodcastPECARN STELAR Podcast - Episode 1: AnaphylaxisThe emDOCs.net team is very happy to collaborate with PECARN STELAR (Seattle, Dallas/Texas, and Los Angeles) Node and the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) in presenting high-yield pediatric topics that highlight evidence based medicine with solid research. Today on we have our two renowned experts, Dr. Ilene Claudius and Dr. Julie Brown, discussing the ins and outs of anaphylaxis.To continue to make this a worthwhile podcast for you to listen to, we appreciate any feedback and comments you may have for us. Please let us know!2024-04-1620 minEM Pulse Podcast™Sickle Cell in the ED: Part 2People living with sickle cell disease can experience severe “pain crises”, or vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE), and are at increased risk for infections, strokes, heart failure, and other serious disease processes. In this 3 part series, we’re talking with experts to learn more about sickle cell disease and its complications and how we can best advocate for and treat these patients in the ED. In part 1, we delved into assessment and management of patients presenting with VOE.
In this episode, we focus specifically on kids presenting with VOE. We know these patients have usually exhausted their home pain control options and are st...2024-02-0520 min
Push Dose EMSPush Dose EMS Episode 39 - CHaMPioning Pediatric EMS ResearchHost Jeff Matcha, along with System Medical Director Dr. Weston, Assistant Medical Director Dr. Grawey, EMS Fellow Dr. Dahlstrom, PA Joel Vallier, and special guests Dr. Manish Shah and Dr. Lorin Browne, discuss pediatric EMS research, PECARN, CHaMPS, and the legacy of Dr. E. Brooke Lerner.
More info about EMS-C and Dr. Brooke Lerner
https://medicine.buffalo.edu/news_and_events/news/2022/11/lerner-naemsp-research-fund-16102.html
https://emscimprovement.center/news/striving-for-the-best-possible-systems-a-conversation-with-e-brooke-lerner/
Dr. E. Brooke Lerner Research Fund
https://naemsp.org/career-development/funding-opportunities/e-brooke-lerner-research-fund/
2023-10-1937 min
MCHD Paramedic PodcastEpisode 159 - MMQ#8 - The Head and the HeartDr. Dickson leads the discussion with recent cases involving the PECARN pediatric head injury decision rule and some super sneaky toxicology. There is some high-level detective work happening during this episode. Listen so you don't miss vital clues in your clinical practice.
REFERENCES
1. Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Dayan PS, et al; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009 Oct 3;374(9696):1160-70.
2. https://www.mchd-tx.org/media/podcasts/Sodium-Channel-Blocker-Before-1.pdf
3. https://www.mchd-tx.org/media/podcasts/Sodium-Channel-Blocker-After-2.pdf2023-09-1125 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#414: The SQuID ProtocolDate: August 30, 2023
Reference: Griffey et al. The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics. AEM August 2023
Dr. Suchismita Datta
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Suchismita Datta. She is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the NYU Grossman Long Island Hospital Campus.
This is the last show for Season#11. It has been a great year with the addition of PedEM SuperHero Dr. Dennis Ren. We have some exciting news to cap off the end of this amazing year. Suchi will be joining the SGEM faculty as part of the Hot Off...2023-09-0255 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction RulesReference: Easter JS et al. Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014.
Date: July 10, 2023
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Mullally is a paediatric trainee in the Welsh paediatric training program and interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a student in the Paediatric Emergency Medicine Masters Program through Queen Mary University in London in collaboration with the Don’t Forget the Bubbles team.
Dr. Joe Mullally
Background: Children have big heads proportionally to their body compared to adults which makes them more at risk of traumatic brain in...2023-08-0523 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction RulesReference: Easter JS et al. Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Date: July 10, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Mullally is a paediatric trainee in the Welsh paediatric training program and interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a […]
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The Peds NP: Pearls of Pediatric Evidence-Based PracticeHealth Equity in Pediatrics: Identifying Your Implicit Bias (S9 Ep. 59)In the second episode of the Health Equity in Pediatrics series, we explore implicit bias as unconscious attitudes and stereotypes held against a group that may even be contrary to one’s stated beliefs. Identifying your implicit bias is a best practice that can enable you to limit its impact on your behavior and prevent harm from altered clinical decision making that is based on preconceived notions. In this episode, we discuss examples of how implicit bias can impact health care in children and the skills that provider’s can hone to combat its influence.
Want to make...2023-05-0815 min
Wesley Trauma Talk PodcastImaging Considerations for the Pediatric Patient w/ Dr. Kim MolikDr. Kim Molik, Wesley's Pediatric Trauma Medical Director, stops by to discuss imaging considerations for the pediatric patient. Dr. Molik also explains how to use the PECARN algorithm for evaluating pediatric imaging needs. We also discuss assessing the pediatric c-spine.
2023-03-0113 min
The BeeHive: Doc TalksHead Injuries in Children: PECARN Study ResultsDr. Blair is joined by her medical assitant, Heather, and they discuss head injuries in children, what symptoms to look out for, when to call your doctor, and when an emergency room visit is recommended. They also discuss five specific cases of head injuries in children. They break down the Pediatric Emergency Cere Applied Research Network (PECARN) Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm, which is a a well-validated clinical decision aid that allows physicians to safely rule out the presence of clinically important traumatic brain injuries. Being a parent comes with a lot of questions. Is...2023-02-2319 min
Pediatras en LíneaManejo de trauma encefalocraneano en niños con la Dra. Gisella Valderrama (S2:E29)“Estoy trabajando en un proyecto de calidad de mejoras, para disminuir las inequidades de salud que existen en pacientes que no hablan inglés, sólo español”. Dra. Gisella Valderrama Los golpes en la cabeza pueden derivar en una serie de complicaciones y la atención médica y valoración es de suma importancia para obtener los resultados más óptimos posibles. Por eso invitamos a la Dra. Gisella Valderrama para hablar sobre el manejo de trauma encefalocraneano en niños. La Dra. Valderrama es egresada de la Universidad San Martín de Porres e...2023-01-0320 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM #387 Lumbar Punctures in Febrile Infants with Positive Urinalysis-It’s Just OverkillDate: Dec 15, 2022
Reference: Mahajan et al. Serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants with positive urinalysis results. Pediatrics. October 2022
Dr. Brian Lee
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Brian Lee is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Guest Authors:
Dr. Prashant Mahajan
Dr. Prashant Mahajan is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the Vice-Chair for the Department of Emergency medicine and Section chief for Pediatric Em...2022-12-3135 minEM Pulse Podcast™Do I really need to LP a febrile infant with a UTI?In this podcast we discuss the prevalence of bacteremia and even more interestingly the prevalence of meningitis in febrile infants 2022-11-1718 min
CHOP PEM PodcastPECARN Head TraumaPECARN Head Trauma - an update with Drs. Peter Dayan and Nate Kuppermann2022-11-1647 min
Emergency Medicine CasesFebrile Infant - Risk Stratification and WorkupIn this main episode podcast on ED risk stratification and workup of the febrile infant, recorded at the CAEP 2022 Conference in Quebec City with Dr. Brett Burstein and Dr. Gary Joubert, we answer such questions as: Which febrile infants require lumbar puncture? How accurate is procalcitonin in identifying low risk febrile infants? What is the difference between serious bacterial infection (SBI) and invasive bacterial infection (IBI) and why is this important in the work up of the febrile infant? How do the PECARN, Step-by-Step and Aronson decision tools for identifying febrile infants at low risk for IBI and SBI? Can...2022-08-301h 00
Clinical Trial Podcast & BlogLaunching an NIH Funded Study with Dr. Manish Shah
In the fiscal year 2021, the National Institute of Health (NIH) funded only 16,959 out of 80,878 research project grants.
In other words, the success rate was 21%.
And the total funding amount was $8,827,444,624.
The question I had was, “What does it take to get grant approval and launch an NIH funded research project?”
To answer this question, I invited Dr. Manish Shah, Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Attending Physician in the Texas Children’s Hospital Emergency Center in Houston.
Dr. Shah has served on several national committees to advocate...2022-07-2000 min
Clinical Trial Podcast | Conversations with Clinical Research ExpertsLaunching an NIH Funded Study with Dr. Manish ShahIn the fiscal year 2021, the National Institute of Health (NIH) funded only 16,959 out of 80,878 research project grants. In other words, the success rate was 21%. And the total funding amount was $8,827,444,624. The question I had was, “What does it take to get grant approval and launch an NIH funded research project?” To answer this question, I invited Dr. Manish Shah, Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Attending Physician in the Texas Children’s Hospital Emergency Center in Houston. Dr. Shah has served on several national committees to advocate...2022-07-2056 minEM Pulse Podcast™Please Don’t Hurt Me!Kids, pain, and the emergency department can be a set up for disaster. In this podcast, three pediatric specialists get into why that is and how we can all be better at treating kids in pain.
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Dr. Sa...2022-06-1942 min
Network Five Emergency MedicineEpisode 15 - Paediatrics: Part 1 - Racial Disparities In HealthcareTheme: Paediatrics. Participants: Dr Kerf Tan (emergency physician), Dr Karl Pobre (paediatric emergency physician and paediatrician), Yelise Foon, Mariez Gorgi, Shreyas Iyer, Harry Hong, and Samoda WilegodaDiscussion:Goyal, M., Chamberlain, J., Webb, M., Grundmeier, R., Johnson, T., & Lorch, S. et al. (2020). Racial and ethnic disparities in the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis among children. Academic Emergency Medicine, 28(9), 949-956. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14142.Presenter: Yelise Foon.Summary:Delay in the diagnosis of appendicitis is associated with perforation and significant subsequent morbidity. Currently the pre-operative perforation rate for...2022-04-1333 minThe Peds NP: Pearls of Pediatric Evidence-Based PracticeDischarge Education for Acute Gastroenteritis (S5 Ep. 42)Children with acute gastroenteritis and mild or moderate dehydration can be managed at home with oral rehydration. Learn how to partner with families and take an extra five minutes in your visit to explain the reasoning, detailed instructions, and expectations of home care as we discuss the evidence behind the rationale.
References:
Carson, R.A., Mudd, S.S., & Madati, P.J. (2016). Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of pediatric acute gastroenteritis in the outpatient setting. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 30(6), p. 610-616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2016.04.012
Carson, R.A., Mudd, S.S...2022-03-0416 min
JournalFeedPE in COPD | PECARN Down Under | β-lactam or Vanc 1st | Abx Over-Rx | HBO for COIt’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of November 15-19, 2021. We cover proactive PE screening for COPD admissions, PECARN in an external cohort, β-lactam or vancomycin first for bacteremia, downstream effects of antibiotic over-prescribing, and hyperbaric timing in CO poisoning.2021-11-2016 min
JournalFeed PodcastPE in COPD | PECARN Down Under | β-lactam or Vanc 1st | Abx Over-Rx | HBO for COIt’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of November 15-19, 2021. We cover proactive PE screening for COPD admissions, PECARN in an external cohort, β-lactam or vancomycin first for bacteremia, downstream effects of antibiotic over-prescribing, and hyperbaric timing in CO poisoning.2021-11-2000 minJournalFeedContinuous or 30:2 | PECARN < 3 mo | POCUS for Appy | TOMAHAWK RCT | Vasopressin-Steroid IHCAIt’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of October 25-29, 2021. We cover continuous compressions vs 30:2, PECARN under 3 months, POCUS for appendicitis, immediate vs delayed cardiac catheterization post-OHCA, and adding vasopressin and steroids for IHCA.2021-10-3012 minJournalFeed PodcastContinuous or 30:2 | PECARN < 3 mo | POCUS for Appy | TOMAHAWK RCT | Vasopressin-Steroid IHCAIt’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of October 25-29, 2021. We cover continuous compressions vs 30:2, PECARN under 3 months, POCUS for appendicitis, immediate vs delayed cardiac catheterization post-OHCA, and adding vasopressin and steroids for IHCA.2021-10-3000 min
Pediatric Sports Medicine PodcastAbdominal Trauma in SportsAthletes sustain all sorts of musculoskeletal injuries. I’d put good money that most athletic trainers and sports medicine physicians feel pretty comfortable evaluating an ankle, knee or shoulder. But what happens when the trauma is to the abdomen? How confident do you feel in identifying something that may be brewing to one of the internal organs in the abdomen? Today on the podcast we will cover sport-related abdominal trauma with an emergency medicine physician.
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[saf applepodcasts="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-young-athlete-podcast/id1501459416" align="none"][saf goo...2021-06-2231 minPEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine PodcastAdolescent sexual and reproductive health in the EDThis episode features three members of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group. PECARN is a network that performs multicenter research related to the emergency care of children. The Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group is focused on researching topics of interest around sexual and reproductive health in the ED. […]2021-06-0224 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#331: Should Patients with a Concussion be told to Walk this Way!Date: May 21st, 2021
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine and an Associate Editor for the NEJM Journal Watch Emergency Medicine.
Reference: Varner et al. A randomized trial comparing prescribed light exercise to standard management for emergency department patients with acute mild traumatic brain injury. AEM May 2021
Case: A 32-year-old female presents with headac...2021-05-2232 min
RCEM LearningEMJ Podcast May 2021This month Andrew and Graham discuss Projected paediatric cervical spine imaging rates with application of NEXUS, Canadian C-spine and PECARN clinical decision rules in a prospective Australian cohort2021-05-2120 minEmergency Medicine CasesEp 153 Pediatric Minor Head Injury and ConcussionRecent literature suggests that pediatric patients take longer to recover from mild traumatic brain injury compared to adults, and persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) after 1 month occur in up to 30% of children after minor head injury. These children can and should be identified in the ED based on the PPCS clinical risk score. In this EM Cases main episode podcast "Pediatric Minor Head Injury and Concussion" Dr. Sarah Reid and Dr. Roger Zemek discuss how best to incorporate the PECARN and CRASH2 decision tools into your practice, the role of Fast MRI, how to identify children who are at risk for...2021-03-091h 22
Academic Life in Emergency MedicinePECARN 4: Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY) studyALiEM podcast host, Dr. Dina Wallin, chats with author Dr. Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan about her recent PECARN publication "Prospective Development and Validation of the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth" in JAMA Psychiatry 2021. Read more: https://ALiEM.com/computerized-adaptive-screen-for-suicidal-youth-cassy-study. Podcast Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu
2021-03-0308 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 16 - Pediatric Head & Neck TraumaVitals & Useful Links: Learn about how to manage pediatric head and neck trauma (see spoilers below if you want to know how) Pediatric Emergency Playbook Podcast - Blunt Head Trauma PEM ED Podcast - Clearing the Pediatric C-SpineEMJC's in-house gymnast graces us with his presence as Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Nathan (MS4) through a case of a child brought to the ED after a trampoline accident. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a couple of very important points about pediatric trauma and injuries. If you have any questions, concerns, or c...2021-01-2552 minEM Pulse Podcast™Glucose = BrainA new PECARN study found just a single episode of moderate-severe DKA impacts cognition! This game changing article challenges what we thought about glucose and the brain and really makes a case for aggressive DKA treatment and glucose control!
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Dr. Nicole Glaser, Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at UC Davis
Dr. Simmona can you help meGhetti (@sghetti1) P...2020-10-0315 min
PsychcastScreening teens for suicide with Dr. Cheryl KingCheryl A. King, PhD, clinical psychologist and professor in the department of psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, the academic health system at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, joined Nick Andrews at TEDMED2020. Dr. King spoke with Nick (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMed about a suicide risk screen for teens that is based on computerized algorithm. Take-home points Dr. King is a longtime researcher in teen suicide, and her current project is creating a personalized adaptive suicide risk screen for teens called CASSY (Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth). In an adaptive algorithm, subsequent questions will...2020-05-0527 min
CalACEP Emergency Medicine PodcastCalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 6: MAT FAQIf you want to claim CME credit for listening to this podcast series, you must listen here: https://californiaacep.org/page/CalACEP-MAT-Podcast-Disclosure. CalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 6: MAT FAQ In the final episode of this series, our experts answer some of the most frequently asked questions about MAT. You should now have all the tools and information you need to get started with MAT in your ED. See the links below for more resources and reach out to California ACEP with any questions. Remember Kayce’s story and commit to saving a life!If...2020-03-0507 minCalACEP Emergency Medicine PodcastCalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 5: ImplementationIf you want to claim CME credit for listening to this podcast series, you must listen here: https://californiaacep.org/page/CalACEP-MAT-Podcast-Disclosure. CalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 5: Implementation We’ve covered why we should treat opioid use disorder in the ED, how to identify, then approach patients who might benefit from MAT, and lastly how to appropriately use buprenorphine. You’re ready to change your practice, but where do you start? Our experts offer their advice for how to get buy-in from leadership and your colleagues, as well as some specifics on how to start...2020-03-0511 minCalACEP Emergency Medicine PodcastCalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 4: Treating with BuprenorphineIf you want to claim CME credit for listening to this podcast series, you must listen here: https://californiaacep.org/page/CalACEP-MAT-Podcast-Disclosure. CalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 4: Treating with Buprenorphine In the fourth episode of our series, we get into the nitty gritty of MAT in the ED. Our experts cover appropriate dosing, potential side effects and contraindications, and so more. See below for links to the California ACEP MAT Toolkit and other resources.If you enjoyed this podcast let us know! Connect with us on social media at @californiaacep.Hos...2020-03-0521 minCalACEP Emergency Medicine PodcastCalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 3: Treatment OptionsIf you want to claim CME credit for listening to this podcast series, you must listen here: https://californiaacep.org/page/CalACEP-MAT-Podcast-Disclosure. CalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 3: Treatment Options In this episode, our experts discuss various treatment options available for opioid use disorder. What do you need to know? How do you approach a patient? What do you need from the patient? Turns out all you need from them is to be willing!If you enjoyed this podcast let us know! Connect with us on social media at @californiaacep.Hosts: Ju...2020-03-0517 minCalACEP Emergency Medicine PodcastCalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 2: Opioid OverviewIf you want to claim CME credit for listening to this podcast series, you must listen here: https://californiaacep.org/page/CalACEP-MAT-Podcast-Disclosure. CalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 2: Opioid OverviewIn this episode we explore what the opioid crisis is, who it impacts, and why we care as emergency medicine providers. We discuss the options that are out there and what our experts believe is the best for the ED setting.If you enjoyed this podcast let us know! Connect with us on social media at @californiaacep.Hosts: Julia Magaña, MD...2020-03-0510 minCalACEP Emergency Medicine PodcastCalACEP MAT Podcast Episode 1: Kayce was my daughterIf you want to claim CME credit for listening to this podcast series, you must listen here: https://californiaacep.org/page/CalACEP-MAT-Podcast-Disclosure. Episode 1: Kayce was my daughterThe opioid crisis is a reality for all of us. In this series, we go in-depth on what YOU can do about it in your emergency department (ED). This is the first of six episodes brought to you by California ACEP on medication assisted treatment or MAT. Dr. Steve Anderson, an experienced emergency physician, tells his own compelling story of why he is leading the charge in his E...2020-03-0512 minEM Pulse Podcast™Let’s Talk About PECARNWelcome back and happy new year! If you are an EM or peds provider you likely know the name PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network). This powerhouse was the first federally funded pediatric emergency medicine research network in the US and generates quality studies like nobody’s business.
We have reviewed three landmark PECARN studies: Hot off the Press infant fever rule, DKA it’s not about the fluids, A Cool Tool. And in the next few months we will discuss seizure management and talk about PERN. So we thought this was a good time to really understand the machine...2020-01-0318 min
Take AurallyThe Child with a Head InjuryDr Colin Gilhooley, consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, joins Take Aurally once again to go through Head Injury in Children including:
- NICE Guidelines
- Other guidelines in use including CHALICE, PECARN and CATCH
- How to take a history when assessing a young person with a head injury
You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/paediatric-emergency-medicine/2019/7/3/the-child-with-a-head-injury
As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy
Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on...2019-07-1200 min
Academic Life in Emergency MedicinePECARN 3: New PECARN Infant Fever RuleHost Dr. Jason Woods discusses the new PECARN Infant Fever Prediction Rule with lead author Dr. Nate Kuppermann. They review how this rule is different than its predecessors, understanding recursive partitioning, and how/when to use this rule in clinical practice. Article: Kuppermann et al. A Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections. JAMA Peds. Feb 2019.
2019-05-2928 min
Virtual Curbside#5-1 Minor Head Trauma: When to Scan and When to ObserveGuest Jeff Schunk, MD, FAAP Host Paul Wirkus, MD, FAAP. New in episode 1: Care process models, evaluation of head injury and the use of CT scan and the PECARN study will be discussed. For show notes visit vCurb.com. Send your questions to questions@vcurb.com now.2019-05-0719 minThe Skeptics Guide to Emergency MedicineSGEM#255: It Don’t Matter Now – Fluid Type and Infusion Rate in Paediatric DKADate: April 29th, 2019
Reference: Kuppermann et al. Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis. NEJM June 2018
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Nikki Abela is a final year trainee in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine in Liverpool, UK from sunny Malta. She is a blog editor for RCEM Learning . She is a mum of one who wants to run.
Case: 6-year-old Caroline is brought to the emergency department by her parents. She is known to have diabetes and has had diarrhea and vomiting for the last 24 hours. In spite of using her sick day regime of insulin, she still has...2019-05-0424 minEM Pulse Podcast™“Hot” Off the Press: Infant Fever Rule“Hot” Off the Press: Infant Fever Rule - Episode 15
Talking about neonatal fever makes most people hot under the collar! Fortunately, PECARN is on the case. Their latest paper was just published TODAY in JAMA Peds: A Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections. In this month’s episode, we learn about some the challenges of having a febrile infant - from a mom’s perspective. Then we discuss when, why, and how to apply the latest PECARN rule with the notorious DNK, also known as Dr. Nate Kuppermann!
What is your ap...2019-02-1833 minEM Pulse Podcast™A cool tool.A cool tool.
In this episode Dr. Nate Kuppermann (@nkuppermann) discusses another amazing article on the PECARN TBI decision rule just published in JAMA Network Open. The article, Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head Trauma: A Cluster Randomized Trial, and this episode explores shared decision making in the ED and a cool tool we can use to aid this process.
Send us your questions and continue the conversation on social media @empulsepodcast or at ucdavisem.com.
Hosts:
Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis
Gu...2018-10-0417 minEM Pulse Podcast™DKA: It’s Not About the Fluids! – Episode 7DKA: It’s Not About the Fluids! - Episode 7
Hot of the presses! We are thrilled to speak with the amazing husband and wife research team of Dr. Nate Kuppermann and Dr. Nicole Glaser, on their practice changing paper that was just, and we mean JUST, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis) is a potentially life threatening condition that can be complicated to treat, especially in children. First, we’ll hear from 9-year-old Whitley and her mom, Amanda, about what it’s like to be a kid living with diabetes, and what it feels like to hav...2018-06-1437 minEM Pulse Podcast™Not so FAST – Episode 5Not so FAST - Episode 5
Should we be doing FAST exams on all pediatric trauma patients? In this episode, we hear about a case where the FAST may have saved a child’s life. Then we talk with peds trauma experts, Drs. Nate Kuppermann and Jim Holmes, about their recent study on the utility of the FAST exam in stable pediatric trauma patients. Ultrasound expert, Ken Kelley, shares his thoughts on the paper and the role of the FAST exam in kids.
Do you FAST all of your pediatric trauma patients? Join the conversation on social media @empulsepodcast or at uc...2018-04-1634 min
Pediatric Emergency PlaybookBlunt Head TraumaNot all head trauma is minor. Not all minor head trauma is clinically significant. How can we sort out the overtly ok from the sneakily serious? Mnemonics for bedside risk stratification of minor pediatric blunt head trauma, based on PECARN studies: [Details in Audio] Blunt Head Trauma in Children < > Blunt Head Trauma in Children ≥ 2 years of Age Image Gently Campaign Medical Imaging Record (main...2017-11-0130 min
Connecticut Children's Grand RoundsRachel Stanley, MD MHSA - Conducting High-Priority, High-Quality Research in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: The PECARN Experience2017-02-0740 min
Core EM - Emergency Medicine PodcastEpisode 30.0 – Pediatric C-spine Injuries
This episode delves into pediatric c-spine injuries focusing on the question of who needs imaging?
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Show Notes
Leonard JC et al. Factors associated with cervical spine injury in children after blunt trauma. Ann Emerg Med 2011; 58(2): 145-55. PMID: 21035905
ERCast: Pediatric C-spine Clearnace
PECARN Decision Rule
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FOAMcast - An Emergency Medicine PodcastFOAMcastini - KappaIn this mini FOAMcast, we introduce a new segment - statistics.
We cover inter-rater reliability,\ or, the kappa coefficient, using the PECARN head trauma decision aid as a tool.
As always, visit foamcast.org for show notes and the generously donated Rosh Review questions.
Thanks y'all!
-Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer2015-03-1310 min
EM BasicEM Basic Essential Evidence- PECARN Head CT RuleThis episode reviews the article that most people call the PECARN head CT rule or the Kupperman head CT rule (named for the first author). This is an easy to use clinical decision rule that can help us reduce the number of head CTs that we do on children with minor head injury. We owe it to our patients to spare them excess radiation, cost, and time in the ED and this rules helps us do this. In order to use this rule effectively, you need to read this article and understand how the study was done. This allows u...2012-10-2900 min
Emergency Medicine CasesEpisode 3: Pediatric Head InjuryDr. Rahim Valani and Dr. Jennifer Riley discuss their approach to the workup and management of both minor and major Pediatric Head Injury. They review two recent landmark studies (Kupperman - PECARN & CATCH studies) describing clinical decision rules for performing CT head in minor pediatric head injury, as well as practical tips on instructing parents regarding back to sport activities after discharge. In major pediatric head injury, they discuss key clinical pearls on managing blood pressure, the use of hypertonic saline and managing raised intracranial pressure in the treatment of major head injury.2010-03-151h 07