Let's take a look at some basic information on deep dermal sutures. Thanks to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center resident Drew Saylor. Before moving on to the quick hits let's take a look at an excellent video from Closing the Gap. What are [...]
There are many options for wound repair. It is no secret that the face is a common location for lacerations in children. Because children, especially toddlers and preschoolers, are inclined to be scared by intimidating ED physicians many parents inquire about dissolvable sutures, so that [...]
As a follow up to today's live demo at our morning lectures here is a lumbar puncture focused video that I recently uploaded to Vimeo.
There are many ways to repair a wound. Please use this table as a reference to help guide selection of materials and a guide for removal. *Consider use of Fast Absorbing Gut (5-0/6-0) on Ear, Eyelid, Eyebrow, Nose, Lip and Face if anticipated difficulty with [...]
The Case A kid got his finger caught in a car door. It hurt. The nail is now "all cracked and mangled." Mom is worried that he'll never be a hand model. On exam you see the following: I can see why this freaked [...]
This is a follow-up of last week's Briefs on ketamine. How long do you really need to keep a patient NPO prior to moderae/procedural sedation in the ED? Let's look at this issue form a few different angles and explore the evidence since there is [...]
Simultaneously in your ED you encounter; A 2 year old male with a complex facial laceration A 9 year old female gymnast you decided to do a back handspring, and in the process fractured her right radius and ulna A 4 year old boy with [...]
You gotta see the ear drum in a kid with fever and ear pain. It's that simple. And if you thought the screaming, kicking and thrashing was offering enough of a challenge, you also encounter a Shrek-esque accumulation of cerumen. How should you proceed? Check [...]