I come across a lot of stuff on the web that I would like to read - I am also only one man. Therefore I saw that I was in need of a 'digital locker' service. I do sync all of my bookmarks across Chrome and I can access those on the Chrome browser on iOS - but because it [...]
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 mom out You subsequently get an X-Ray: Again with the tiny arrows... and [...]
The grammatical (in)correctness of the title aside, the 4th of July is marked by the use of fireworks by amateurs across the US. Fortunately the number of injuries had declined in recent years - until a spike was seen in 2011, when according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 9,600 fireworks-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. One quarter [...]
A 3 year old male presents with the chief complaint of "privates swollen." He was previously well until today, and after itching in his underpants in the morning mom checked and saw that her son had "Crazy swelling of his wee wee." He has been able to void normally, and denies pain. He is afebrile and has not had any [...]
I'm kinda OCD - as such I like to have a persistent list across all of my devices that syncs my To Do list, and can send me reminders. I could use Apple's reminders app - since I have an iPhone, iPad, and a MacBook along with a MacPro at work for video editing - but I've found that another [...]
The Case A 21 month old male is refusing to walk after hurling himself down a playground slide. Mom tries to stand him up, and he crumples like a bean bag. He has some mild shin pain, but otherwise his exam is normal. You know the drill - and get an X-Ray. The tibial fracture - represented by a tiny arrow [...]
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 such a significant degree of practice variation. Aspiration Risk Certainly the main goal of fasting [...]
The superb emergency medicine focused blog, Academic Life in Emergency Medicine, recently published a series of three posts on chest pain. Though it focuses on adults, this is a patient population that we see in the pediatric ED. Usually it's parents/family members or hospital employees. These posts are definitely worth ten minutes of your time. Check them out via the [...]
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 a screw embedded in his left foot You have fentanyl, midazolam and ketamine in [...]
Shot some cool video? Want to do more than just share it? Have a computer sitting around, begging for some Hollywood-Lite video production. Here is a brief overview of how to shoot good video with your cell phone camera, as well as an outline of some of the common options for non-linear video editing. Shooting video that isn't terrible It [...]
