paediatrics. #FOAMed Archives • St.Emlyn's

SMACC Day 1 Morning Sessions: St Emlyn’s

SMACC 2019 opened with patient stories, grief and compassionate communication before moving into bedside critical care. This report covers obstetric emergencies, echocardiography and prehospital trauma debates, showing how the Sydney meeting connected technical decisions with the people receiving care.

JC: Duel of the Rules: Which decision rule for head injury in children?

By Gareth Hardy / April 17, 2014

PECARN, CHALICE or CATCH: how should we compare decision rules for children with head injuries? This 2014 journal club examines a prospective comparison, weighing sensitivity against specificity and exploring how sample size, confidence intervals and the handling of observation affect the apparent winner.

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