Paediatric Trauma Snapshot: What’s New?
You might not have spotted that the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN)1 published an updated report on paediatric trauma last week. You can find the full document here 2.This …
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Paediatric Trauma is no place for a Paediatric Surgeon. Ross Fisher joins St.Emlyn’s
Ross Fisher, consultant paediatric surgeon from Sheffield UK explains why paediatric surgeons may not be best placed to lead paediatric trauma teams.
Trials and Tribulations: Ross Fisher on Paediatric Trauma at the London Trauma Conference
You’ve probably worked out by now that the London Trauma conference was full of awesomeness and controversy. Obviously I’m biased, but I found the paediatric stream particularly engaging and …
Imaging in Paediatric Trauma – Guide to the RCR Guidelines. St.Emlyn’s
You’ve probably already seen that the Royal College of Radiologists this week published CEM-approved guidelines for imaging in paediatric trauma. The document itself is open access, isn’t actually that long …
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Journal Club – Trauma CT in Paediatric Patients
I have a confession to make – I once requested a whole body CT (WBCT) in a paediatric patient. [Yes, yes, I know!] To be fair, we didn’t know he …
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JC: Paediatric Major Trauma Triage
There aren’t a lot of things in Emergency Medicine that are more important than managing paediatric major trauma. Â St. Emlyn’s in Virchester is a Paediatric Major Trauma Centre, and it’s …
JC: Can we use smaller pigtail drains in traumatic haemothorax?
Back in 2016 we published a blog on chest drains and chest aspiration, in which we argued that the dogma of putting in huge drains for traumatic haemothoraces should be …
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Highlights from the Virtual Colloquium – 14th Annual Update in Paediatric Emergencies Day 2
This post follows my notes from Day 1 of the Virtual Colloquium – 14th Annual Update in Paediatric Emergencies. Day 2 was another mixed bag of talks, from paediatric analgesia …
Highlights from the Virtual Colloquium – 14th Annual Update in Paediatric Emergencies Day 1
It’s been a long time since I’ve been at a conference, either in-person or virtually. Something that was once a regular part of my professional life has, like so many …