Early CPAP versus Surfactant in Extreme Prems
In a randomised, multicentre trial of 1316 infants born between 24 weeks 0 days and 27 weeks 6 days of […]
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Kids
Acute Paediatrics
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Vital signs of severely injured children
Systolic blood pressures of severely injured children are very often hypertensive compared with APLS ‘norms’. A lower pulse rate is […]
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Optimum depth of neonatal chest compressions
A retrospective study of infant chest CT scans using mathematical modelling and a number of assumptions suggests that neonatal CPR […]
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Crystalloids vs colloids and cardiac output
It is said that when using crystalloids, two to four times more fluid may be required to restore and maintain […]
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Scalp veins
While clearing up after teaching with my bald colleague Dr Phil Hyde yesterday I noticed his bulging scalp veins and […]
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Child development milestones
Does anyone else find these hard to remember as a non-paediatrician? I’ve written a crappy little poem to act as […]
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Kids need 'proper' CPR if non-cardiac cause of arrest
The American Heart Association recommends cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders with chest compression only for adults who have cardiac arrests, […]
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A human suction unit for choking
A case is described of a 12 month old who completely obstructed her airway from an inhaled plastic ketchup container. […]
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Extreme white cell counts
Febrile children aged three months to three years with a white cell count over 25000/mm3 and fever were compared with […]
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WHO Guidelines for Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) 2009
The World Health Organisation has published updated guidelines on drug treatment of Influenza A(H1N1)2009 and other influenza viruses. Their recommendations […]