Multisystem Trauma Podcasts for ED Clinicians

Dr. Claudius and Dr. Saidinejad discuss the emergency department workup of trauma patients, including the use of diagnostic imaging. Learn more about radiation exposure in children, covering why it is a concern, its risks, and how to manage and minimize exposure using clinical algorithms.

In this episode, Dr. Julia Magaña, Dr. Nate Kuppermann, and Dr. James Holmes delve into a pivotal multi-center study validating the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) prediction rules for using CT imaging in children with blunt abdominal and minor head trauma.

In this episode Dr. Dr. Julia Magaña talks with Dr. Julie Leonard about the PECARN C-spine Rule that was just officially published! Dr. Leonard is the senior author of the study and walks us through the findings, why its important, and how she uses the rule in her own clinical practice.

Dr. Dennis Wren and Dr. Caleb Ward discuss which triage tools or clinical decisions rules (CDRS) are most effective for detecting cervical spine injuries in pediatric trauma patients.