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A pediatric trauma patient needing a definitive airway is a frightening situation. This post from Joe Ravera covers this and more.

Welcome to this week’s edition of EMin5 by Dr. Anna Pickens.  Today we’ll review elbow xrays in kids!  

Welcome to this week’s edition of EMin5 by Dr. Anna Pickens.  Today we’ll review what to do when a parent shows up to the ED stating that their baby has blood in the diaper!

A 10-day-old female presents with her parents with poor feeding and increased work of breathing. Her urine output has been poor, but her parents have not observed fevers. She is afebrile, but her HR is 188, RR is 61, and oxygen saturation is 94% on room air. She demonstrates increased work of breathing and retractions and appears lethargic. Her serum glucose is 48. What is your next step in evaluation and management?

This year has been full of great #FOAMed, and the emDOCs team is incredibly grateful for our readers, our editorial team, and our awesome authors. You and your amazing support keep us going. Here is our list of top posts from 2019. Stay tuned for an exciting 2020, and thanks again for your support!

Sore throat (aka, pharyngitis) is the 3rd most common complaint for physician visits.  Although the overwhelming majority of these cases are viral in origin (rhinovirus ~20%), the major focus of our attention in the ED stems around the question of “strep (GAS) vs not strep” and who gets antibiotics…. does anyone need antibiotics? And what about rheumatic fever?

Nonaccidental trauma isn’t always easy to pick up, but we need to know when to suspect it and how to manage it. This EM Educator brings you cases, considerations, and resources for your next shift.

This week’s EM Educator brings you a case of a sick neonate and necrotizing enterocolitis.

Cleavon Gilman is back with maculopapular rashes.