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The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England - An analysis using trauma registry data (2013)
Journal Article
Lyttle, M. D., Cheung, R., Ardolino, A., Lawrence, T., Bouamra, O., Lecky, F., …Maconochie, I. K. (2013). The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England - An analysis using trauma registry data. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(6), 476-479. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201324

Objectives: To investigate the performance characteristics of prehospital paediatric triage tools for identifying seriously injured children in England. Design: Eight prehospital paediatric triage tools were identified by literature review and by sur... Read More about The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England - An analysis using trauma registry data.

Survey of the use of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in UK paediatric emergency departments (2013)
Journal Article
Duncan, H. P., Lyttle, M. D., Scholefield, B. R., Scholefield, B. R., Lyttle, M., Berry, K., …Morris, K. P. (2013). Survey of the use of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in UK paediatric emergency departments. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(1), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200348

Objectives: To ascertain current use of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after paediatric cardiac arrest in UK emergency departments (EDs), and views on participating in a UK randomised controlled trial (RCT) incorporating early induction of TH in ED. De... Read More about Survey of the use of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in UK paediatric emergency departments.

Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries (2012)
Journal Article
Lyttle, M. D., Lyttle, M., Crowe, L., Oakley, E., Dunning, J., & Babl, F. E. (2012). Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries. Emergency Medicine Journal, 29(10), 785-794. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200225

Many children present to emergency departments following head injury (HI), with a small number at risk of avoidable poor outcome. Difficulty identifying such children, coupled with increased availability of cranial CT, has led to variation in practic... Read More about Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries.

Transdermal fentanyl in deliberate overdose in pediatrics (2012)
Journal Article
Lyttle, M., Verma, S., & Isaac, R. (2012). Transdermal fentanyl in deliberate overdose in pediatrics. Pediatric Emergency Care, 28(5), 463-464. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e31825358b4

The use of the fentanyl skin patch to provide pain relief in chronic pain conditions and oncology in adult practice has been common for several years, and an increase in use is now being seen in pediatric practice. Its use in drug misuse and suicide... Read More about Transdermal fentanyl in deliberate overdose in pediatrics.