Publications by authors named "Simone L Lawson"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze how recent pediatric emergency medicine fellowship graduates utilize point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and examine how their training and clinical settings influence its use.
- A survey of 143 recent graduates revealed that 82% had used POCUS in their last 10 shifts, but there was no clear link between the type of training received and POCUS usage frequency.
- Those who completed additional POCUS fellowship training, worked in academic settings, and had the ability to bill for POCUS services reported significantly higher usage and a broader range of applications.*
Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) accounts for most trauma in children. Although the focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) is considered standard of care in the evaluation of adults with traumatic injuries, there is limited evidence to support its use as an isolated evaluation tool for intra-abdominal injury as a result of BAT in children. Although a positive FAST examination could obviate the need for a computed tomography scan before OR evaluation in a hemodynamically unstable patient, a negative FAST examination cannot exclude intra-abdominal injury as a result of BAT in isolation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The primary objective was to survey pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) leaders and fellows regarding point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training in PEM fellowship programs, including teaching methods, training requirements, and applications taught. Secondary objectives were to compare fellows' and program leaders' perceptions of fellow POCUS competency and training barriers.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of U.
Pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition increasingly encountered by emergency medicine physicians. Unfortunately, despite increased incidence, the diagnosis of pediatric VTE relies on a high index of suspicion from clinicians. Delays in diagnosis and initiation of treatment can lead to poor outcomes in children, including an increased risk of mortality from pulmonary embolism, increased risk of VTE recurrence, and the development of the post-thrombotic syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to assess the agreement between patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with acute pain and their caregivers when using the Wong-Baker FACES (WBF) and Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R).
Methods: This was a prospective, observational study examining patients 3 to 7.5 years old presenting to a pediatric ED with acute pain.