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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Scalp veins
Image: Artery Vein Capillary Comparison by Christinelmiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons While clearing up after teaching with my […]
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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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Identifying sick kids is still difficult
A systematic review to identify clinical features that have value in confirming or excluding the possibility of serious infection in […]
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Cricoid pressure squashes kids' airways
Image: Larynx for labeling by RWhitwam, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A bronchoscopic study of anaesthetised infants and children […]
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Best position for RIJV cannulation in kids
In a study of anaesthetised infants and children, the right internal jugular vein as assessed by ultrasonography was measured with […]
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Epinephrine and Dexamethasone in Children with Bronchiolitis
A multicentre double blind trial in 800 infants with bronchiolitis aged between 6 weeks and 12 months compared placebo with […]