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PEM adventures chapter 4

Join us on a new PEM adventure. Can you manage Jasmine, a 23 month old with wheeze?

Inhaled foreign bodies

Don't forget the Lego and other inhaled foreign bodies - especially in the child with sudden onset wheeze.

Neonatal ventilation basics

Take a breath, and hold it…..,..

The 14th Bubble Wrap

With millions upon millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up.  Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) to point out something that has caught their eye. Article 1: For wheeze a jolly good fell

SIDS…and kids

It’s been a tough week at work. A 6 month old girl has been brought into your department. To all intents and purposes she appears dead on arrival and despite the best efforts of the nursing and medical staff you were unable to resuscitate her. You’ve been asked to lead the team debrief.

The curious incident of the wheeze in the night time

You read the question from #DFTBquiz, now what’s the answer? The curious incident of the wheeze in the night time.

Steroids for pre-school wheeze

Wheeze must be one of the most common paediatric presentations to the emergency department, and until now, most of us have been reassuring parents and sending them away without treatment. But should we be doing more? A paper released just last week suggests that we could. Foster SJ, Cooper MN, Ooste

Are Infants Really Obligate Nasal Breathers?

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

As premature infants are making it through their turbulent NICU stay, we are learning more about bronchopulmonary dysplasia

It’s Only Wheeze – Treatment Is Simple, Isn’t It?: Meredith Borland at DFTB19

Gain insights into the practice variations in the treatment of wheeze in children with Meredith Borland's thought-provoking talk.

Doing nothing is sometimes hard

The child in front of you is having a seizure. And you just stand there and watch, doing nothing... It's hard. Very hard.

Chylothorax

Chylothorax - PICU management