Pain Management and Sedation
Pain Management and Sedation Rahim Valani MD, CCFP-EM, FRCPC, PG Dip Med Ed ANATOMY OF PAIN1 Pain is a neuro-biochemical phenomenon. Nociceptors from the periphery transduce stimuli into neural impulses…
Drowning and Submersion Injuries
Drowning and Submersion Injuries Adam Cheng MD, FRCPC (Ped EM), FAAP DEFINITIONS Drowning: respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in a liquid.1 Survival is not considered in the definition. The…
Electrical Injury
Electrical Injury Amina Lalani MD, FRCPC EPIDEMIOLOGY1,2 Electrical injuries cause over 500 deaths per year in the United States. Electrical burns account for 2% to 3% of burns assessed in…
Smoke Inhalation
Smoke Inhalation Sanjay V. Mehta MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAAP, FACEP EPIDEMIOLOGY Most life-threatening burns are from house fires, followed by ignition of non-flameretardant clothes. Of fire-related deaths in children, 82%…
Pediatric Thermal Injury
Pediatric Thermal Injury Laura Snell MD Howard Clarke MD, PhD, FRCS, FAAP, FACS EPIDEMIOLOGY 50% of all burns are in the pediatric population. 70% of pediatric burns are caused by…
Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries
Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries Andrew Jea MD James M. Drake BSE, MBBCh, iMSc, FRCSC, FACS EPIDEMIOLOGY Spinal cord injury (SCI) in children is uncommon. Children account for only 0.65%…
Orthopedic Trauma
Orthopedic Trauma Andrew Howard MD, MSc, FRCS(C) EPIDEMIOLOGY Fractures are common in childhood. Approximately 2% to 3% of children suffer a fracture treated in the emergency room within a given…
Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma Mohammed Zamakhshary MD, MEd, FRCSC Paul W. Wales MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS EPIDEMIOLOGY Blunt trauma accounts for >90% of injuries in children. 8-12% of blunt trauma…
Thoracic Trauma in Children
Thoracic Trauma in Children Patricio Herrera MD Jacob C. Langer MD, FRCSC EPIDEMIOLOGY Thoracic trauma accounts for between 4.5% and 8% of the patients seen in a pediatric trauma center…
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries Shauna Jain MD, FRCPC INTRODUCTION Maintain a high index of suspicion for spinal cord injuries. Especially important in multiply injured patient. Hemodynamic and other life-threatening injuries…
