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PediEM Journal Club Invitation (15) ⭐️ 🎙 Topic: Beyond the ABCs: High-Stakes Decisions in Pediatric Trauma 👨‍⚕️ Guest Speaker: Prof. Joe Nemeth, Emergency Medicine and Trauma Consultant at McGill University 👩‍⚕️ Moderator: Dr. Fawziah Alsalmi
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New Article: Cohort profile: study design and baseline characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative children and youth from the Canadian paediatric outcome improvement through coordination of research networks (POPCORN) COVID-19 prospective cohort study …
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New Article: Post-Antibiotic Lyme Arthritis in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department ift.tt/F4Yweul #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Post-Antibiotic Lyme Arthritis in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department - PubMed

Post-Antibiotic Lyme Arthritis in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department - PubMed

Of 124 children with Lyme arthritis enrolled in a pediatric emergency department, 19 [15%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 10-22%] had received > 4 weeks of antibiotics and 6 (5%, 95% CI 2-10%) had...

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New Article: Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Pediatric Renal Trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis (2017-2024) ift.tt/taE2WR9 #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Pediatric Renal Trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank...

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Pediatric Renal Trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank...

Nearly 9 of 10 children avoided qualifying reintervention after kidney embolization. The penetrating-injury association included potentially extra-renal laparotomy and did not establish greater...

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New Article: Prehospital Ultrasound to Identify Endotracheal Tube Dislodgment in an Infant: A Case Report ift.tt/lG5f6Kd #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Prehospital Ultrasound to Identify Endotracheal Tube Dislodgment in an Infant: A Case Report -...

Prehospital Ultrasound to Identify Endotracheal Tube Dislodgment in an Infant: A Case Report -...

Lung ultrasound is a rapid and effective alternative for identifying ETT dislodgment when conventional verification methods are unreliable or unavailable. As ultrasound becomes increasingly available...

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New Article: Gaze-Evoked Vomiting After Minor Orbital Trauma: White-Eyed Blowout Fracture ift.tt/le6ugMZ #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Gaze-Evoked Vomiting After Minor Orbital Trauma: White-Eyed Blowout Fracture - PubMed

Gaze-Evoked Vomiting After Minor Orbital Trauma: White-Eyed Blowout Fracture - PubMed

White-eyed blowout fracture is a trapdoor-type orbital floor injury seen mainly in children and adolescents and may present with minimal external signs and subtle or negative-appearing CT findings....

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New Article: From Frenulum Tear to Transfusion-An Unexpected Diagnosis of Hemophilia in a Toddler: A Case Report ift.tt/G1xlLuE #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
From Frenulum Tear to Transfusion-An Unexpected Diagnosis of Hemophilia in a Toddler: A Case Report...

From Frenulum Tear to Transfusion-An Unexpected Diagnosis of Hemophilia in a Toddler: A Case Report...

This case highlights that hemophilia A may initially present with disproportionate bleeding from a minor mucosal injury, even in the absence of a known bleeding history. Persistent bleeding after...

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New Article: Meteorological factors, environmental allergen exposure, and individual susceptibility in thunderstorm asthma: a meta-analysis ift.tt/ZHDjTSz #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Meteorological factors, environmental allergen exposure, and individual susceptibility in thunder...

Meteorological factors, environmental allergen exposure, and individual susceptibility in thunder...

Environmental allergen exposure poses the greatest risk for thunderstorm asthma, followed by meteorological factors, with regional variations. These findings highlight the need for targeted public...

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New Article: Platelet VEGFR3 suppresses activation and thrombosis through p190A-mediated inhibition of RhoA signaling ift.tt/YLubDWE #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Platelet VEGFR3 suppresses activation and thrombosis through p190A-mediated inhibition of RhoA...

Platelet VEGFR3 suppresses activation and thrombosis through p190A-mediated inhibition of RhoA...

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR3) is a key regulator of lymphangiogenesis, but its role in platelets remains undefined. Here, we identify VEGFR3 as an intrinsic inhibitory...

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New Article: Characterization of Urgent ICU Consultations in the Evaluation of Processes of Care and the Outcomes of Children in Hospital (EPOCH) Randomized Clinical Trial ift.tt/q68JocB #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Characterization of Urgent ICU Consultations in the Evaluation of Processes of Care and the...

Characterization of Urgent ICU Consultations in the Evaluation of Processes of Care and the...

Urgent consultation to the ICU is common during pediatric hospitalization. Repeated ICU consultation was associated with a similar frequency of late escalation. Resuscitation measures were provided...

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New Article: Priapism Got You Down? A Novel Method to Build Your Own Moderate Fidelity Task Trainer ift.tt/NfIF1qd #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Priapism Got You Down? A Novel Method to Build Your Own Moderate Fidelity Task Trainer - PubMed

Priapism Got You Down? A Novel Method to Build Your Own Moderate Fidelity Task Trainer - PubMed

Priapism, penile nerve block, dorsal nerve block, urology, aspiration, decompression.

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New Article: All In: A Casino-Themed Emergency Medicine Conference Day ift.tt/BAIPHJU #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
All In: A Casino-Themed Emergency Medicine Conference Day - PubMed

All In: A Casino-Themed Emergency Medicine Conference Day - PubMed

Gamification, EM education, simulation, active learning, residency training.

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New Article: Cadaveric Model of Pneumothorax (the GASP model): A Realistic, Reusable and Cost-Effective Simulator for Chest Drainage Training ift.tt/c1DFM2e #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Cadaveric Model of Pneumothorax (the GASP model): A Realistic, Reusable and Cost-Effective Simula...

Cadaveric Model of Pneumothorax (the GASP model): A Realistic, Reusable and Cost-Effective Simula...

Pneumothorax, chest drainage, emergency medicine, simulation, anatomy.

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New Article: Meeting the Milestones through Simulation: Disclosing a Medical Error ift.tt/2RC86uE #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Meeting the Milestones through Simulation: Disclosing a Medical Error - PubMed

Meeting the Milestones through Simulation: Disclosing a Medical Error - PubMed

Patient safety, medical error, disclosing error.

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New Article: From Reflection to Action: A Reflective Learning Workshop to Bridge Gaps in Pediatric Health ift.tt/vTsKVtl #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
From Reflection to Action: A Reflective Learning Workshop to Bridge Gaps in Pediatric Health -...

From Reflection to Action: A Reflective Learning Workshop to Bridge Gaps in Pediatric Health -...

This scalable, theory-driven workshop integrates reflective practice into pediatric equity education and was associated with meaningful improvements in participants' self-reported confidence.

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New Article: Child health challenges in the 2025 Sumatra flood and landslide: Lessons for disaster risk reduction and emergency response ift.tt/Te6I3dh #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Child health challenges in the 2025 Sumatra flood and landslide: Lessons for disaster risk reduct...

Child health challenges in the 2025 Sumatra flood and landslide: Lessons for disaster risk reduct...

In late 2025, catastrophic floods and landslides struck Sumatra, Indonesia, causing widespread destruction and nearly 1200 fatalities. Children were among the most severely affected, experiencing...

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New Article: Exploratory Functional MRI Assessment of Trigeminal System Activation in Asymptomatic Individuals With Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement ift.tt/uBAYXvU #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Exploratory Functional MRI Assessment of Trigeminal System Activation in Asymptomatic Individuals...

Exploratory Functional MRI Assessment of Trigeminal System Activation in Asymptomatic Individuals...

A medullary activation cluster overlapping the left spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus interpolaris, among several adjacent medullary structures, was observed in one participant with asymptomatic...

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New Article: Nationwide pediatric injury surveillance across two successive system disruptions in South Korea, 2016-2024 ift.tt/PlcKEmq #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Nationwide pediatric injury surveillance across two successive system disruptions in South Korea,...

Nationwide pediatric injury surveillance across two successive system disruptions in South Korea,...

ED-recorded pediatric injury contacts in South Korea remained below pre-pandemic levels, while the recorded case mix showed a relative shift toward more resource-intensive presentations. The 2024...

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New Article: Supradiaphragmatic Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation for Pseudoatrioventricular Block in Neonatal Long QT Syndrome: Genotype-agnostic Anesthetic Strategy Pending Genetic Diagnosis ift.tt/PBCTFg8 #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Supradiaphragmatic Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation for Pseudoatrioventricular Block in Neonatal...

Supradiaphragmatic Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation for Pseudoatrioventricular Block in Neonatal...

A late-preterm female neonate (35+3 weeks gestation) was delivered via emergency cesarean section due to fetal bradycardia. Electrocardiography revealed a 2:1 pseudoatrioventricular block, a wide QRS...

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New Article: Neonatal bilirubin neurotoxicity: An emergency response framework from referral to follow-up ift.tt/mSP0dsU #PEM #FOAMed #PEMUPDATES
Neonatal bilirubin neurotoxicity: An emergency response framework from referral to follow-up -...

Neonatal bilirubin neurotoxicity: An emergency response framework from referral to follow-up -...

A neonate with a total serum bilirubin at or approaching the exchange transfusion threshold represents a life-threatening neurologic emergency that demands a coordinated, time-critical response. The...

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