PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast
Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd
149 episodes
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PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is an evidence-based podcast focused on the care of ill and injured children in the Emergency Department. The host is Brad Sobolewski, author of PEMBlog.com and a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati.
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PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is an evidence-based podcast focused on the care of ill and injured children in the Emergency Department. The host is Brad Sobolewski, author of PEMBlog.com and a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati.
PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast
25 minutes
1 year ago
Cervical Spine Injuries
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Cervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. this episode is all about learning when to suspect them, how to immobilize the C-spine properly, and which imaging test to choose. It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children. <br />
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<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fwww.thelancet.com%2Fjournals%2Flanchi%2Farticle%2FPIIS2352-4642(24)00104-4%2Ffulltext__%3B!!NiUAmZJ8c1GNWg!TXHO4TrAETLKA4Kt0_TcGQTc9avNklWNtrcZYNpwzn8lePWzmC_gYJyXigBCkU1aZzakKffI0LFCx0IU64iX66ebGLrpmHEJL0w%24&data=05%7C02%7CBrad.Sobolewski%40cchmc.org%7C54dc9757d3d642c3599c08dc818d32e1%7C680254d4278b4aa1aca8c2600f79c533%7C0%7C0%7C638527690935900600%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GyccBCuiceU7rKoU%2FRWgyVTvo22IQosS5%2BhxddGe5Q4%3D&reserved=0">Check out the paper by Leonard et al. entitled “PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study” at Lancet Child & Adolescent Health from Leonard et al here! </a><br />
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<a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/UciIc6cDhSQ">Maybe there’s a funky music video that will teach you how to clear the C-spine? </a><br />
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Leonard, J. C., Harding, M., Cook, L. J., Leonard, J. R., Adelgais, K. M., Ahmad, F. A., Browne, L. R., Burger, R. K., Chaudhari, P., Corwin, D. J., Glomb, N. W., Lee, L. K., Owusu-Ansah, S., Riney, L. C., Rogers, A. J., Rubalcava, D. M., Sapien, R. E., Szadkowski, M. A., Tzimenatos, L., Ward, C. E., Yen, K., Kuppermann, N. (2024). PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00104-4">https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00104-4</a>.<br />
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Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Faul M, Sugerman D, Pearson WS, Dulski T, Wald MM, Jurkovich GJ, Newgard CD, Lerner EB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Guidelines for field triage of injured patients: recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2012 Jan 13;61(RR-1):1-20. PMID: 22237112.<br />
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Leonard JR, Jaffe DM, Kuppermann N, Olsen CS, Leonard JC; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Cervical Spine Study Group. Cervical spine injury patterns in children. Pediatrics. 2014 M
PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast
PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is an evidence-based podcast focused on the care of ill and injured children in the Emergency Department. The host is Brad Sobolewski, author of PEMBlog.com and a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati.
