Tag: Head Injury

Back in the Game: The Effects of Activity on Youth Concussion Recovery

by Laura Schenkel, MD posted August 24, 2023 No Comments

Background: Sports-related concussions are among the most common injuries in children and adolescents, affecting millions of youth athletes annually.1 Given their prevalence in this population, providers must be up to date on diagnosis and management. Historical practice recommends rest to ...

Pediatrics

REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Head Injury

by Ellsworth Wright posted June 1, 2022 No Comments

Take Home Points Patients >65 or suspected of intoxication are at high risk for bleeds – scan them!! Epidural has a lucent period – be wary of decompensation and perform frequent re-evals. Anti-coagulated patients must be reversed. FFP takes hours ...

Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and ThroatOrthopedicsTrauma