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A Traumatic Traveler

March 18, 2020|Journal of Hospital Medicine
Ancil J Abney, MD, FAAP;Bradley Monash, MD, FACP, FAAP;Bernard Trappey, MD, FACP, FAAP;Andrew PJ Olson, MD, FACP, FAAP
Author and Disclosure Information

1Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 2Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of California San Francisco; San Francisco, California.

Disclosures

The authors have nothing to disclose.


© 2020 Society of Hospital Medicine

TEACHING POINTS

  • FES is a rare condition that most commonly manifests with respiratory, neurological, and cutaneous findings.
  • Patients with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy are likely at increased risk for FES even with minor trauma; this makes wheelchair restraints and safe transfers fundamental.
  • Patients with medical complexity and their caregivers are key members of the diagnostic team.

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