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Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Cliff / February 21, 2012

The Brain Trauma Foundation has released updated guidelines on traumatic brain injury in children. Most of the recommendations are Grade […]

Cliff / September 23, 2011

Image: Fingernails2 by Kommissar, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A review of capillary refill time (CRT) reveals some interesting details […]

Cliff / June 24, 2011

A large review has established normal ranges of heart rate and respiratory rate in children from birth to 18 years […]

Cliff / June 12, 2011

Image: 2023 Stetoskop by Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A small retrospective study suggests adrenal insufficiency is […]

Cliff / June 8, 2011

Image: A modern medical ultrasound scanner by Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The abstract says it all […]

Cliff / May 30, 2011

Image: Children in a village playing rope jumping by Roukia Ita Djibrine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Much discussion […]

Cliff / March 30, 2011

An ultrasound study of paediatric airways showed sonographic measurement to be a better predictor of tracheal tube size (using a […]

Cliff / March 25, 2011

I published a case report in the EMJ highlighting the use of intranasal ketamine in a pre-hospital paediatric burns case. […]

Cliff / March 16, 2011

Image: BTape1 by Stkittschris, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Further validation of the UK-derived Luscombe weight formula has been […]

Cliff / February 17, 2011

Image: Larynx Willis Gray 1858 681, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons What are the factors associated with laryngospasm in ketamine […]