Paediatrics

The blog highlights the updated 2024 guidelines from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) on imaging in pediatric trauma.

The July 2024 podcast round-up covers MACS chest pain scores, AI-assisted ECG interpretation, non-fatal strangulation and prehospital partial REBOA. Paediatric topics include eating disorders, hybrid closed-loop insulin pumps and button battery ingestion, alongside discussion of a lidocaine patch feasibility study for rib fractures.

This PREMIER 2024 podcast follows the prehospital care of a child with traumatic brain injury, from the initial ambulance response to arrival at a major trauma centre. The case explores neuroprotection, coordination between teams and the practical decisions behind transport by road or air.

Paediatric palliative care consultant Timothy Warlow discusses caring for children with life-limiting conditions in the emergency department. Recorded at PREMIER 2024, the podcast explores listening to families, using care plans and communicating honestly without making assumptions about a child's quality of life.

Listen to the podcast about the management of button battery ingestion recorded live at the Premier Conference 2024.

How do hybrid closed-loop insulin pumps work, and what happens when children using them attend the ED? This PREMIER 2024 podcast uses paediatric cases to explore vomiting, ketones, device failure and the challenges posed by cannula problems, connectivity and intercurrent illness.