Category Name: PEM Playbook

PEM Playbook

PEM Playbook – Pediatric Elbow Injuries

Johnny has fallen on an outstretched hand, and comes to you with a swollen, painful elbow. Position of comfort, analgesia, xrays, and now what? What am I seeing — or not seeing — here?

PEM Playbook

PEM Playbook – Failure to Thrive

Failure to Thrive (FTT) is not just for the clinics. We need to be on the lookout, because if we find it, there is already a big problem.

PEM Playbook

PEM Playbook – Strep Throat

Does Your Patient Have Streptococcal Pharyngitis? No Problem — I’ll just swab. Not So Fast…

PEM Playbook

PEM Playbook – Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)

No one ever wants to find himself in this situation. A factory explodes. A building catches fire. A multi-vehicle traffic collision. Or an act of terrorism. Very quickly, we have to scrap business as usual. We have to adapt to our new circumstances.