Therapeutic systemic hypothermia for a pediatric patient with an isolated cervical spinal cord injury.

While uncommon, spinal cord injuries most frequently occur in adolescent and young adult males. Established treatment options are limited and focused on supportive care. Therapeutic systemic hypothermia is an emerging experimental treatment currently undergoing clinical trials in adults.

Snakebites Treated in North Carolina Emergency Departments, October 2013-September 2015.

Introduction: North Carolina (NC) is home to more than 30 species of indigenous venomous and nonvenomous snakes. Snakebites can cause debilitating and potentially fatal injuries. However, there is a lack of current information available describing the incidence of snakebites in NC.

Variability in discharge instructions and activity restrictions for patients in a children's ED postconcussion.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe discharge instructions given to school-aged patients evaluated in a children's emergency department (ED) following concussion.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of children 6 to 18 years evaluated in a dedicated children's ED at a level I trauma center in 2008 following acute head trauma regardless of mechanism, identified by any of 27 International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision diagnoses for head injury, concussion, or skull fracture. Included were those presentations consistent with the Zurich definition for concussion.