Tag Archives: pediatric
How Do I Clear the Pediatric Cervical Spine?
From The Trauma Professional’s Blog There is quite a bit of controversy surrounding clearing the cervical spine in children. The trauma and emergency medicine literature have few high quality studies to base recommendations on. However, a few very good studies … Continue reading
Highlights from PAPSA
Reports from our friends at PSION (Pediatric Surgery International Online Network) on the recent Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association conference. PAPSA 2012 Day 1 The 9th Biennial Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association conference in Cape Town has brought together surgeons from not … Continue reading
PAPSA 2012 Highlights: Diamonds and Botox
From PSION (Pediatric Surgery International Online Network) The 9th Pan-African Paediatric Surgical Association (PAPSA) biennial conference held in South Africa from 18th to 21st March was a forum for sharing experiences and tackling challenges to the provision of surgical care to children, … Continue reading
PAPSA 2012 Day 2: Surgical Safety
From PSION (Pediatric Surgery International Online Network) Recently, at the Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association’s 9th Biennial Conference (18 to 21 March, Capetown, South Africa) a noteworthy lecture was delivered. The lecture was in honour of the Association’s founder Professor Heinz Rode … Continue reading
PAPSA 2012 Conference Report -Day 1
From PSION (Pediatric Surgery International Online Network) The 9th Biennial Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association conference in Cape Town has brought together surgeons from not only many African countries but also from across the globe. The Rainbow Nation exemplifies a mixture of cultures, mirrored in the origin … Continue reading
PAPSA 2012 Day 3: Parenteral nutrition
From PSION (Pediatric Surgery International Online Network) Day 3 of the Pan African Paediatric Surgery conference kicked off with two lectures on short bowel syndrome and nutrition, ironically, since we had been wined and dined at the beautiful Groot Constantia wine estate … Continue reading
Surgeon Soldier in Iraq – Part 3: Little Burn Victims
Reports from Major Eric Stark, in the OnSurg series describing his Iraq experience spanning from 2008 to 2011. Letter dated 12/31/2008: The New Year has begun. I had a really depressing start. After the roommate left I had to clean … Continue reading
