Case report of metallic mercury injury.

abstract：PURPOSE:Multiple studies have documented the nonclinical characteristics of physician assistant (PA) practices in the emergency department (ED). This study examines the clinical care PAs provide to younger pediatric patients in a general community ED. METHODS:The electronic medical record database of an urban communit...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pavlik D,Sacchetti A,Seymour A,Blass B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been a serious issue on the national agenda for the past 2 decades and is rapidly becoming an increasingly significant problem for children. The goal of this report is to focus on the issues of overcrowding that directly impact children. Our findings reveal that although over...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hostetler MA,Mace S,Brown K,Finkler J,Hernandez D,Krug SE,Schamban N,Subcommittee on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Children, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate rhythm identification is vital for appropriate shock delivery during pediatric resuscitation with an automated external defibrillator. Currently, extensive testing of pediatric algorithms is recommended. The aims of our study were to determine age-related differences in electrocardiographic (ECG) tracings in ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Rustwick BA,Atkins DL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric nonaccidental trauma (NAT) accounts for more than 1500 deaths annually and is a source of incalculable lifelong morbidity. Evidence-based NAT evaluation protocols are available; however, compliance studies are lacking. Here, we analyze the quality of implementation of a new NAT evaluation protocol....

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Esquivel A,Pastrana I,Marshall V,Lukefahr JL,Mitchell I

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although brachial plexus injury occurring during multitrauma is frequent in adults, it is rarely observed in childhood. The most common cause of pediatric traumatic brachial palsy is motor vehicle accidents followed by pedestrian struck. Generally, phrenic nerve palsy accompanying brachial plexus trauma is observed in...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Karaoğlu P,Yiş U,Öztura I,Akdoğan Ö,Bayram E,Topçu Y,Hiz S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to review and delineate the presenting complaints, signs, symptoms, and Emergency Department (ED) management of pediatric heart transplant recipients who presented to Loma Linda University Medical Center's (LLUMC) Emergency Department. A retrospective chart review was made of all of the pe...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Chinnock R,Sherwin T,Robie S,Baum M,Janner D,Mellick L

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to assess urban adolescents' knowledge of and attitudes about emergency contraception (EC) and to assess the intention to use EC in particular hypothetical situations. We hypothesized that knowledge about EC would be limited, but that adolescents would support using EC in certain situations....

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mollen CJ,Miller MK,Hayes KL,Barg FK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether application of topical aqueous lidocaine to a laceration attenuates the pain from the subsequent lidocaine injection in children. DESIGN:Prospective, double-blind study. SETTING:A large, urban, tertiary care children's hospital emergency department. PATIENTS:A convenience sample of 100...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Stewart GM,Simpson P,Rosenberg NM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in imaging practices for pediatric head trauma after publication of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) guidelines, explore areas for quality improvement regarding neuroradiology referrals. We also sought to determine the prevalence of incidental findings discov...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Tsao J,Hook M,Shah P,Bingham PM

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effective leadership and teamwork are imperative during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitations (CPR). The initial phase of pediatric CPR, termed the "first 5 minutes," has significant care delivery gaps in both leadership and team performance. The aim of the study was to describe the performance data of em...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Grimsley EA,Cochrane NH,Keane RR,Sumner BD,Mullan PC,OʼConnell KJ

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Holiday ornament injuries in children have not been well documented in the medical literature. Our aim was to investigate the patterns of injuries sustained from these ornaments as a first measure toward prevention. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort analysis of all patients examined in an urban pediat...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kimia A,Lee L,Shannon M,Capraro A,Mays D,Johnston P,Hummel D,Shuman M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual disturbances resulting from acute nerve paralysis of the muscles controlling eye movements can be challenging to evaluate in the pediatric population. Children may not be capable of describing symptoms or providing an adequate history. Therefore, it is important to have an understanding of the anatomical course...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Park DB,Galan N,Jackson BF

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patent urachus is one of the least commonly seen of the urachal anomalies. In this report, we present a case of a patent urachus in a15-day-old female who presented with leakage from the umbilical site. The purpose of this article is to discuss the embryology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of pate...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sherman JM,Rocker J,Rakovchik E

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of pneumonia in infants with high fever without source (FWS; temperature, > or =39.0 degrees C) and a white blood cell (WBC) count greater than 20 x 10(9)/L (occult pneumonia) has been reported to be 20% before the introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV7). This is th...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mintegi S,Benito J,Pijoan JI,Marañon R,Peñalba A,Gonzalez A,Muñoz G,Luaces C,Claret G

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an infant with apnea due to infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. The distinct mechanism of compensatory respiratory depression of severe metabolic acidosis is implicated. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pappano D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Emergency Severity Index version 4 (ESI v.4) is the most recently implemented 5-level triage system. The validity and reliability of this triage tool in the pediatric population have not been extensively established. The goals of this study were to assess the validity of ESI v.4 in predicting hospital ad...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Green NA,Durani Y,Brecher D,DePiero A,Loiselle J,Attia M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted to determine the current standard of care with regard to team composition and training, mobilization time, and vehicle use for pediatric critical care transport. An evaluation of 30 pediatric referral centers revealed that 60% provide a critical care transport team. Of those teams, the mean numb...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： McCloskey KA,Johnston C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the emergency department by children on Medicaid was documented, and the effect of new adult Medicaid criteria on a pediatric emergency department was investigated. Eight percent of daytime visits by all patients were nonemergencies, compared to 15% by Medicaid patients. More Medicaid patients required admi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Feild C,Black C,Kincannon J,Arnold WC

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and clinical burden of unintended carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning among children in the Negev region of southern Israel. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional retrospective study of CO poisoning patients admitted to Soroka University Medical Center in 2011 through 2...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Fruchtman Y,Perry ZH,Leibson T,Vered Cohen L,Lifshitz M,Leibovitz E

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popularity of the Internet and online media has led to the increased availability of prescription-strength, skin-lightening products contributing to a rise in their use among people with various skin pigment disorders. These products may contain a wide variety of active ingredients such as heavy metals, hydroquino...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Burns JM,Marino A,Manno M,Rhyee S,Boyer EW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis and treatment of laryngeal clefts (LCs) particularly type I pose a challenge. Although rare, type I LCs are becoming increasingly identified in recent years, and this is perhaps due to both an increased awareness and better diagnostic modalities. We report a young infant presenting with feeding difficulty an...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mandadi AR,Saeed W,Suneja U,Waseem M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often confront the clinician with difficult medical problems. Besides the host of opportunistic infections, which can affect these patients, side effects from medications can be frequent and, at times, life-threatening. We report a case of aseptic mening...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Rudy BJ,Rutstein R

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent epidemiological studies have shown that childhood back pain is a common complaint often prompting medical attention and that it is infrequently the result of serious etiology. This challenges the traditional view that childhood back pain was an uncommon and ominous symptom, always indicative of significant path...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Estey A,Lim R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine attitudes toward the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) by pediatric emergency medicine physicians before and after being given recent data that might affect their practice and to see if there is a difference in responses based upon year of graduation from medical school. METHODS:A national su...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bender BJ,Ozuah PO,Crain EF

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous research has demonstrated that accidental unsupervised ingestions (AUIs) were responsible for the majority of cough and cold medication (CCM) ingestions leading to significant adverse events (AEs) in children. The objective of this analysis was to characterize the role of AUIs in the morbidity assoc...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Wang GS,Reynolds KM,Banner W,Bond GR,Kauffman RE,Palmer RB,Paul IM,Rapp-Olsson M,Green JL,Dart RC

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric cystic lymphangioma (MCL) is an uncommon, benign, slow-growing abdominal tumor that is derived from the lymphatic vessels (World J Gastroenterol. 2012;18:6328-6332, Radiographics. 1994;14:729-737). It is most often diagnosed in the head and neck of affected children. Rarely, a lymphangioma can develop withi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kurbedin J,Haines L,Levine MC,Dickman E

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Internet may be the first source of information used by parents during a suspected poisoning of their children. Our primary aim was to assess the reliability of the Internet as a resource for information for parents to initially manage a suspected poisoning involving their child without outside consultat...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kearney TE,Lieu D,Singer N,Tsutaoka B,Ho R,Olson K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diaphragmatic hernia in pediatric emergency department poses a diagnostic challenge because of the acute or subtle timing of onset and the wide variety of clinical features. We describe 3 different late presentations of Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pediatric emergency department. These reports may help physicia...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Comberiati P,Giacomello L,Camoglio FS,Peroni DG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare admission rates and medical interventions among children whose caregivers called their child's primary care provider (PCP) before taking an ambulance to the pediatric emergency department (PED) versus those who did not. METHODS:This was a prospective cohort study of...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Grossman D,Kunkov S,Kaplan C,Crain EF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatization is associated with increased health care use in adults. Whether mothers with somatic symptoms use more health care resources for their children has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the association of maternal somatic symptoms and emergency department (ED) use. DESIG...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Dang AT,Ho M,Kroenke K,Grupp-Phelan J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00