I have had the opportunity to work with some truly amazing people in my life and Dr. Matt Bayes, sports medicine physician extraordinaire, is no exception. Dr. Bayes is the only person I have known to successfully ask about a “code red” and somehow avoid receiving one. Dr. Bayes now resides in St. Louis, Missouri (Bayes from The Lou) and has been part of the sports medicine team that delivers care to the St Louis Cardinals. On this episode Dr. Bayes takes me through the intricacies of diagnosing and managing a pediatric concussion from the ER perspective. Hold on to your head because you’re about to get knocked out....Smokey
ARTICLES:
William R. Mower, MD. What Rules Should Guide Imaging Decisions in Injured Children? Medscape. Posted: 02/23/2010. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717110
Evaluating Minor Head Injury - Sports Medicine Update
Pediatrics - Sports Related Concussions and Management
Pediatrics - Emergency Department Visits for Concussion in Young Athletes
Misconceptions Common With Pediatric Concussions
José Álvarez-Sabín, MD; Antoni Turon; Manuel Lozano-Sánchez; José Vázquez, MD; Agustí Codina, MD Delayed Posttraumatic Hemorrhage "Spät-Apoplexie"Stroke. 1995;26:1531-1535doi: 10.1161/01.STR.26.9.1531
Dr Matt Bayes Contact Info:
12855 North Forty Drive
Suite 380
St Louis, MO 63141
Ph: 314-434-7784
Fax: 314-434-4775
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