EM Sim Cases: Pediatric Polytrauma

• 2020

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• Audrey Marcotte

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The website describes a medical simulation case to help doctors practice managing complex injuries and communicating with families during stressful situations.. The focus is on the challenges of treating children with severe injuries, especially after falls or accidents. It highlights the importance of practicing crisis resource management (CRM) to handle stress and communicate effectively with families and medical teams. The scenario involves a 2.5-year-old child who fell from a balcony, requiring urgent medical attention for shock and head injury before being transferred for further care. Links are provided for more details on the case study and related resources.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Trauma

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Emergency Medicine; Intubation, Intratracheal; Pediatrics; Resuscitation; Shock, Hemorrhagic; Trauma Severity Indices; Head Injuries, Closed; Simulation Training

Institutions: McGill University

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