Starting a job that involves seeing children can feel daunting. This 2013 collection introduces paediatric emergency medicine resources on examining children, recognising serious illness, assessing sick babies and approaching resuscitation, with links to short talks, podcasts and further learning.
Paediatric EM: Seeing Kids is Child’s Play at St Emlyn’s Read More
How quickly does oral dexamethasone improve mild to moderate croup? This 2012 journal club examines a small randomised trial, questioning the clinical importance of early score changes, patient selection and statistical methods, with further teaching on blinding and intention-to-treat analysis.
Croup: Riding the Dex Express Read More
When a child vomits after a head injury, how should that influence the decision to scan or observe? This 2012 discussion compares CHALICE, PECARN and CATCH, focusing on isolated vomiting, differences between study populations and the gap between identifying low risk and managing everyone else.
Paediatric brain injury – Bumps, Brains and Barf Read More
