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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma (PECARN) - Need for Head CT #Diagnosis #Management
Evaluation of Pediatric Head ... PECARN) - Need for Head ... #EM #Peds #Trauma ... #Evaluation #Head ... #Ddxof
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... head fracture! ... • ED Management ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
a significant injury ... Check the anterior humeral ... cortex of the humerus ... head and neck should ... head dislocation
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
olecranon relative to humerus ... head > coronoid ... head fracture + ... • ED Management ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... apposed to the humerus ... intra-articular injury ... head while in children ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... head dislocation ... head dislocation ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... head (age 3), internal ... brachial artery injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Elbow #Humerus
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Axillary nerve injury ... depression in the humeral ... head), greater ... neurovascular injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... of Head Injuries ... Potentionally serious head ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Head #Injury #