It’s that time of year again – backpacks are packed, buses are rolling, and learners everywhere are heading back to school. Here at HipPEMcrates, we’re going back to school too – with a PEM twist.
We’ve put together an ABCs of the Pediatric ER, but this isn’t your average alphabet list. Each letter highlights a high-yield reference or resource – from landmark studies to FOAM favorites. Along the way we’ll call out some of the best work from our PEM colleagues across the web – like PEMBlog, Don’t Forget the Bubbles, and the PEM Rules podcast – because back-to-school season is the perfect reminder that none of us learn in isolation.
So sharpen your pencils (or stethoscopes), and let’s run through the ABCs of PEM – one study, one resource, one pearl at a time.
Check out Part 2 here!
A
Ambulance transports from school: what brings students to the ED?
B
Backpacks are heavy – they can cause postural issues in school-aged children
C
Catch up on the latest and greatest PEM articles with PEMBlog’s The Reading List
D
Decision rule is the name of the game. The latest and greatest is PECARN’s C-Spine rule
Bonus: Of course there’s an MDCalc for the rule!
E
Exacerbations of asthma tend to spike once school starts – get ready!
F
Foreign bodies in the ear, foreign bodies everywhere – how do we get them out? Check out this great blog post from Core EM
G
Get hit in the head, when should you return to school? Sooner might be better
H
Hair apposition technique for scalp lacerations to avoid a stressful suture or staple repair? Yes please!
I
Infantile spasm review? Check out Pediatric EM Morsels’ latest post
J
Jargon in the medical field – what do teens understand?
K
Kids smoke marijuana. Sometimes kids smoke enough marijuana to get sick. Listen to the PEM Rules podcast episode on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
L
Limping child podcast, hot off the presses, courtesy of PEM Currents
M
Mental health crises are worse when school is in session, and on school days
Check out Part 2 here!
Dr. Joshua Belfer, MD, is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of HipPEMcrates. He can be reached at HipPEMcrates@gmail.com.
