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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... - Pediatric Fractures ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Can present with normal ... #Peds #Orthopedics
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
associated with fractures ... a significant injury ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... The normal radius
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... for associated fracture ... Avulsion fractures ... SEGOND FRACTURE: ... Avulsion fracture
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... Hyperextension injury ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... dislocation, due to EDS ... a concomitant fracture
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... Amnesia >5 min • Abnormal ... of basal skull fracture ... trama #pediatrics ... #peds
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... potential pelvic fracture ... #Pediatrics ... Primary #Survey #CABCDE ... #management
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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min duration - Abnormal ... non-accidental injury ... of Basal skull fracture ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
ORTHO- fracture/ ... OCULAR- cataracts ... patients with normal ... do NOT recreate video ... #clinical #video