When to CT scan after a seizure, and indirect signs of appendicitis: August 2024 Primary Survey

The recovery of laceration repair patients is the topic of this month's first paper, looking at behavioural disturbances in children following these difficult medical procedures. The second paper deals with pre-hospital use of tranexamic acid for trauma, and surfaces some demographic discrimination in its rates of application. Next there is an observational study which has developed a score for indirect signs of appendicitis on ultrasounds where the appendix is not visualised. Finishing off the episode is a "Best Evidence" report, dealing with the appropriate usage of CT scans on patients first presenting with a seizure.

Read the issue highlights: August 2024 Primary Survey

Articles discussed in this episode:

Paediatric laceration repair in the emergency department: post-discharge pain and maladaptive behavioural changes

Evaluation of the prehospital administration of tranexamic acid for injured patients: a state-wide observational study with sex and age-disaggregated analysis

Predictive values of indirect ultrasound signs for low risk of acute appendicitis in paediatric patients without visualisation of the appendix on ultrasound

Best Evidence Topic report: Is a CT head required for patients who present to the emergency department with a first seizure? 

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