Rash Week is next week! – March 26th through the 30th
Check out PEMBlog next week for all things rashes. You never know what will pop up!
I will be in Atlanta at the APPD Spring Meeting – come check out my Enhanced Learning Session
If you'll be attending the APPD Spring meeting in Atlanta, GA this week and want to chat about FOAM, asynchronous learning, blogs, podcasts and more come to my Enhanced Learning Session tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21st.
A better way to perform a needle thoracostomy
Sure, you could just jam a 14 gauge angiocath into the intercostal space and listen for the whoosh of air that may and may not come... But why not try this method, which takes a few seconds longer to set up, but gives you better feedback and allows you to temporarily close the system in preparation for a formal chest tube.
50 Words – February 2018
Breaking down Pediatric Emergency Medicine related articles in 50 words or less since January 2018!
Meet me at the 2018 PEM Fellows Conference in Washington, DC this weekend
I'll be in Washington, DC this weekend at the 2018 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows Conference. If you're attending I'd be delighted to chat about online learning, #FOAMed, podcasts and more.
A podcast on Dental Infections
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast drills down on dental infections. Go ahead and brush up.
Fracture Fridays: Can’t put a finger on it (Re-post)
Learn how to diagnose and manage the extra-octave fracture of the 5th digit in this edition of Fracture Fridays.
Briefs: Odontogenic infections (Re-Post)
If you work long enough in the Pediatric Emergency Department - like half a shift - you will see a child with complaints of dental pain. This edition of Briefs focuses on odontogenic infections, including management and complications.
A podcast on testing for Influenza
This episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast, is focused on when you should (and mostly) shouldn't test for the flu.
How to Replace a Dislodged or Malfunctioning G-tube
This post was authored by Ashley Endres, a senior pediatric resident at Cincinnati Children's. It details how to replace a dislodged or malfunctioning G-tube.