Aug 29, 2016
This episode covers Chapter 38 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.
Episode Overview
- List 5 relevant anatomic/physiologic differences between children and adults in relation to trauma management
- List 8 airway differences between pediatrics and adults with their relevant implications
- List potential fluid therapies for hemorrhagic shock and their doses
- List 3 ideal IO sites in pediatrics and describe the procedure
- Describe the pediatric GCS
- List 6 indications for laparotomy
- List 6 signs of elevated ICP in infants and children
- What is an impact seizure?
- List the 5 layers of the scalp and describe 3 types of extra cranial bleeding in pediatrics
- What is the difference between a linear and a diastatic skull fracture
- Describe the typical presentation and etiologic cause of an epidural hematoma and a subdural hematoma
- Describe the management of elevated ICP
- List 10 anatomical differences between the pediatric and adult cervical spine
- How can you discern between true subluxation and pseudosubluxation at C2/C3
- List 2 ways to choose the size of chest tube in pediatrics
- What are indications for ER resuscitative thoracotomy in chest trauma?
- List pediatric specific cardiovascular and abdominal injury patterns