PEM Pearls - Royal College of Emergency Medicine conference 2018 speaker presentations/18.04.2018 12.25...Randomized Trial of Dexamethasone Versus Prednisone for Children with Acute

PEM PearlsPapers that have changed my practice

Dani Hall @danihalltweetsConsultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Shorter Length of Stayif admitted

But not related to atopy

Brother from another motherPred vs dex in wheeze

Brother from another motherDexamethasone = Prednisolone in wheeze

Kawasaki DiseaseScientific statement from the

American Heart Association

Kawasaki DiseaseScientific statement from the

American Heart Association

New algorithm for incomplete Kawasaki’s

Safe sedation in ED

Ketamine is safe withvery few adverse events

Anti-emetics significantly reduced vomiting

Paediatric Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

Life saving interventionsover chest compressions

Naughty or nice?

Ho Ho Help…?

Ultimately, the question to ask is“Will it change my practice?”