PEM Playbook – Blunt Head Trauma
- Feb 15th, 2019
- Tim Horeczko
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Originally published at Pediatric Emergency Playbook on November 1, 2017 – Visit to listen to accompanying podcast. Reposted with permission.
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Mnemonics for bedside risk stratification of minor pediatric blunt head trauma, based on PECARN studies:
[Details in Audio]
Blunt Head Trauma in Children < 2 years of Age
Blunt Head Trauma in Children ≥ 2 years of Age
Image Gently Campaign
Medical Imaging Record (maintain like an immunization card)
Brochure for Parents: Just in Time Education
Selected References
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