Search Tag: Paediatrics
American-heart-association-launches-online-pediatric-first-aid-cpr-course
2014 17 Apr
New course teaches child care providers and parents vital life-saving skills For parents and child care providers, the statistics about accidental injuries of children up to age 19 are daunting. More than 12,000 children die from accidental injuries each year, and more than 9.2 million are treated in the ER for nonfatal injuries, according to...Read more
Ecr-2014-eos-imaging-partners-with-eurosafe
2014 06 Mar
EOS Micro Dose breakthrough, now supporting 3D imaging, participates in EuroSafe Campaign’s mission to reduce radiation in imaging EOS imaging, the pioneer in orthopaedic 2D/3D imaging, has announced a partnership with the EuroSafe imaging campaign launched at ECR 2014, the annual meeting of the European Society for Radiology. The aim of...Read more
Incidental-findings-in-paediatric-ct-scans-rare-but-significant
2013 26 Sep
In a recently published study in Pediatrics, more than a third of the 44,000 children presenting to 25 emergency departments received CT scans to evaluate an injury. About 4% of the scans revealed incidental findings, which ranged in severity from enlarged tonsils to life-threatening cancers. The analysis did not include those children who had an...Read more
Reducing-ct-scans-in-children-with-minor-blunt-head-trauma
2013 03 Sep
For every hour of observation of children with minor blunt head trauma in the emergency department, CT scans were reduced by approximately 70 percent on average, according to a study published published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine. “Every hour of observation time in the emergency department was associated with a decrease in CT rates...Read more
Pet-mri-scanner-installed-in-texas-children-s-hospital
2013 07 May
Texas Children's Hospital has announced that it is the first children's hospital in the United States to begin using a PET/MRI scanner. PET/MRI incorporates MRI soft tissue morphological imaging and PET functional imaging. The device sequentially performs PET and MRI scans, producing more detailed images than either technique alone. Hybrid PET...Read more
Can-bedside-ultrasound-identify-skull-fractures-in-children
2013 08 Apr
Children are often admitted to emergency departments with blunt head trauma. The examinations for skull fracture and for traumatic brain injury often require CT scanning, the gold standard for diagnosis of skull fractures. However its drawbacks are that paediatric patients may need sedation and are exposed to ionising radiation. This prospective...Read more