How to replace a gastrostomy tube
If you are a pediatric resident in a large hospital you may end of replacing more dislodged G-tubes than performing lumbar punctures. Seriously. Learn about the procedure in this post.
J-Tip for infant Lumbar Puncture? Does needle free anesthetic help?
Is there any evidence to suggest that J-Tip can replace or supplement injected lidocaine for local anesthesia during infant LP? Read on!
It’s a peritonsillar abscess podcast!
Peritonsillar Abscesses are the most common deep neck infection in adolescents and young adults. You will see them in grade schoolers as well. Learn about the diagnosis and management, including making the choice between needle aspiration versus wielding a scalpel for incision and drainage.
A podcast that reminds you that you don’t have to suture most tongue lacerations
Tongue lacerations are surprisingly common in the Emergency Department. Fortunately most of them don't require any specific interventions. You just let them go and they heal on their own. Really. But if you do have to repair I offer advice in this brief podcast episode.
Podcasters Assemble! A 5 episode season focused on pain management in children
The Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK) Pain podcast series consists of 5 episodes that all focus on different aspects of assessing, managing, and supporting the pediatric patient in pain. This series was coproduced by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) and features episodes from 5 of the leading podcasters in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
A podcast on pain management for children needing laceration repair
Laceration repair is one of the quintessential procedures that children undergo in Emergency Departments. Minimizing pain and anxiety for children is a much better idea than just holding them down and getting it done. This episode will teach you all about local anesthetics, when to use anxiolytics and procedural sedations s well as the considerable value of nonpharmacologic intervention - including Child Life Specialists.
A great resource on removing foreign bodies from the external ear canal and nose
Becky Platt and the folks from Don't Forget the Bubbles bring you a tremendous (yet succinct) blog post on removing foreign bodies from the external ear canal. Detailed are techniques such as the parent's kiss, tissue adhesive, irrigation and more! The best part? They've included videos!
A podcast episode on reducing the dislocated shoulder
What’s the best maneuver for reducing a dislocated shoulder? My guess is as good as yours. There are multiple maneuvers that work - and work well for anterior (AKA anterior-inferior) dislocations. This episode reviews how to manage shoulder dislocations in the Pediatric population.
An episode of my podcast dedicated to the dislocated finger
It is much more common for children to break a finger than dislocate one. Why? Those darn growth plates. Nevertheless reducing a dislocated digit is one of the most common emergency procedures around and can generally be performed without much difficulty. However there are some situations where you shouldn’t just yank in the digit. Learn about these situations and more in this episode.
A podcast episode about reducing the dislocated patella
Reducing a dislocated patella is super satisfying - both for the clinician and the patient. This episode reviews management of this common orthopedic concern so that you can perform a reduction maneuver without needing to call Orthopedics.