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CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... fracture - History ... Sign of Basal Skull ... , boggy scalp hematoma ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Child with boggy scalp hematoma? #POCUS shows break in cortex with step off = skull fracture.
Child with boggy scalp ... fracture. ... lawrencehaines #Clinical ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Skull #Fracture
Depressed Pediatric Skull Fracture via POCUS 

Yale Case of Week: Depressed skull fracture in 7wk old.
Depressed Pediatric ... Skull Fracture ... #Skull #Fracture ... Depressed #POCUS #Clinical ... #Scalp
Scalp Hematoma and Fractures on POCUS
POCUS to assess for skull fractures can be quite reassuring for
Scalp Hematoma and ... to assess for skull ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pediatrics ... #skull
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... of vomiting • Clinical ... open/depressed skull ... fracture, e.g. ... trama #pediatrics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... differential #algorithm
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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Predictors of Clinically ... penetrating or depressed skull ... Signs of Basal skull ... fracture - Presence ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... bleeding source: Head/scalp ... potential pelvic fracture ... concern for spinal cord ... injury #Pediatrics