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Ep 153 Pediatric Minor Head Injury and Concussion
Ep 153 Pediatric Minor Head Injury and Concussion
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Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Recent literature suggests that pediatric patients take longer to recover from mild traumatic brain injury compared to adults, and persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) after 1 month occur in up to 30% of children after minor head injury. These children can and should be identified in the ED based on the PPCS clinical risk score. In this EM Cases main episode podcast "Pediatric Minor Head Injury and Concussion" Dr. Sarah Reid and Dr. Roger Zemek discuss how best to incorporate the PECARN and CRASH2 decision tools into your practice, the role of Fast MRI, how to identify children who are at risk for long term sequelae after a minor head injury and how to manage persistent concussion symptoms when a child returns to the ED after a minor head injury...
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Released:
Mar 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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