Etomidate for Paediatric Sedation
6 min read
Critical appraisal and review of Etomidate as a drug for procedural sedation in the pediatric emergency department.
Meningococcal Septicaemia – More than a Spot Check?:
12 min read
If you work in the UK, I’m sure you’ve heard of NICE – the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
Journal ClubEvidence-Based Medicine
Croup: Riding the Dex Express
8 min read
Management of Croup in the emergency department. Does dexamethasone work?
Paediatric medications – Kiddy pills, syrup, compliance and cost
4 min read
Taste influence compliance in paediatric prescribing. Important to test taste in the ED.
Chirocaine vs Bupivicaine – Through the Looking Glass
5 min read
I’ve seen a few paediatric femoral shaft fractures in the last couple of years, and while they always make my spidey-sense tingle for non-accidental injury, most (even the spiral fractures) have been explained away by plausible mechanisms of injury; they are usually late toddling age, have got their feet stuck, twisted and fallen over.
Paediatric brain injury – Bumps, Brains and Barf
8 min read
The assessment and management of paediatric head injury in the emergency department. Clinical Guidlines. Use of CT in pediatric brain injury.
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