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Exposure: getting a look at the whole patient, while preventing hypothermia.

DEFG: it's easy to get distracted by a sick-looking kid or a serious injury, but: Don't Ever Forget Glucose!

Severe Head Injury: is any treatment proven to work? Join us as we explore the literature behind currently accepted treatments for serious traumatic brain injury, in particular the role for therapeutic hypothermia.

AVPU or GCS? What is the utility of the Glasgow Coma Scale in assessing neurologic status in sick or injured children? In this PEMcast, we cover the basics of assessing D for Disability, and delve a little deeper into the GCS and its Pediatric derivative scales.

Bronchiolitis: Effective treatment, at last? Nebulised Hypertonic (3%) Saline may reduce severity and hospital length of stay, if you believe a handful of small trials. In this episode we discuss 4 original papers related to Hypertonic Saline for bronchiolitis, as well as the reviews riding on these original works.

Bronchiolitis is a common, usually mild respiratory condition affecting infants. This PEMcast outlines the essential points in diagnosis, assessment of severity, and management.

Bronchiolitis is a common, usually mild respiratory condition affecting infants. This PEMcast outlines the essential points in diagnosis, assessment of severity, and management.

Maintenance intravenous fluids for sick children: what fluid, what rate? Long-held traditions of giving hypotonic intravenous fluids to children have been increasingly challenged, due to dangerous adverse effects. In this PEMcast, we look at a few papers to address the hypotonic fluid controversy.

Shock, dehydration, fluid management... How do we assess and manage the circulation in a paediatric emergency?

Learn about the clinical assessment of the Circulation in this PEMcast.

What is the role for Non-Invasive Ventilation in the Paediatric Emergency Department? We look at 1 review and 3 original papers to discuss in some depth whether we should be using BiPAP and other non-invasive technologies for children with respiratory failure.