A 2 month old boy is brought into the resus room of your community hospital looking completely blue. The mother rather anxiously states that they have been followed at the large pediatric hospital for Tetralogy of Fallot and are awaiting elective repair. Now their child is completely blue, and you […]
Pediatrics
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This isn’t a full blog post, but just an opportunity to share a resource that I think many people will find valuable. In most pediatric resuscitations, I feel very comfortable standing with the Broselow tape in my hand for dosing. If it isn’t on the Broselow, I probably have time […]
I have ranted previously about my concern that sucrose, despite its widespread use in pediatrics, is not actually a pain medication. I repeated that rant this week as part of the SMACCmini pre-conference day. However, it is always frustrating when people point out problems without offering solutions. This blog post […]
A brief review of the management of the child with severe airway obstruction from croup in the emergency department
A simplified approach to the initial assessment and management of sick patients with VP shunts in the emergency department