Torsade de pointes associated with Astemizole overdose treated with magnesium sulfate.

abstract：:Pediatric skin diseases are a common presenting complaint to emergency medicine physicians but often pose a significant diagnostic challenge. Skin eruptions that are unusually severe for the diagnosis in question, lasting beyond the typical time of resolution, or not responding to conventional therapy should raise con...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mohammed J,Mehrotra S,Schulz H,Lim R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficulty breathing is a common presenting complaint for infants in the emergency department (ED). Periodic breathing, respiratory or systemic infection, and congenital heart disease are common diagnoses in this age group. We report the case of a male neonate presenting to the ED on multiple occasions with respirator...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Lim RK,Malik SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular access in young children frequently proves difficult in the prehospital setting. To assess the feasibility of training paramedics in the placement of intraosseous (IO) lines as an alternative to intravenous (IV) access, this pilot project studied a training program and treatment protocol for prehospital IO us...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Miner WF,Corneli HM,Bolte RG,Lehnhof D,Clawson JJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease affecting multiple systems, and its various symptoms are often mistaken for other diseases. This case report describes a 15-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department with complaints of diffuse abdominal pain, facial swelling, joint pain, low-gra...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mancini M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-year, eight-month-old boy was diagnosed clinically with perianal warts and treated with topical 5-Fluorouracil, with subsequent resolution of the lesions. The child disclosed sexual abuse, and subsequent physical abuse was also documented. Attempts to identify the perpetrator have been hampered by the child's yo...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hicks RA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Enterocolitis remains the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Hirschsprung disease (HD). It could progress into toxic megacolon (TM)-acute dilatation of the colon as accompanying toxic complication of Hirschsprung enterocolitis. It is a devastating complication, especially in infants with so...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Khasanov R,Schaible T,Wessel LM,Hagl CI

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the appropriateness of utilization of an urban pediatric emergency department (ED) by children who had a pediatrician and factors relating to whether the pediatrician was called before an ED visit. This was done prospectively and randomly in an urban teaching hospital pediatr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Berns SD,Linakis JG,Lewander WJ,Alario AJ,Oh W

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subconjunctival hemorrhages in infants and children can be a finding after nonaccidental trauma. We describe 14 children with subconjunctival hemorrhages on physical examination, who were subsequently diagnosed by a child protection team with physical abuse. Although infrequent, subconjunctival hemorrhage may be relat...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： DeRidder CA,Berkowitz CD,Hicks RA,Laskey AL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was performed to determine the doses of midazolam used for sedation during procedures in children, and the frequency of adverse events. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of data collected for a prospective study of flumazenil in children who had received midazolam for a procedure (n = ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Karl HW,Coté CJ,McCubbin MM,Kelley M,Liebelt E,Kaufman S,Burkhart K,Albers G,Wasserman G

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of a single dose of oral dexamethasone (Dex) versus 5 days of twice-daily prednisolone (Pred) in the management of mild to moderate asthma exacerbations in children. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial of children 2 to 16 years of age who presented to the emer...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Altamimi S,Robertson G,Jastaniah W,Davey A,Dehghani N,Chen R,Leung K,Colbourne M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocephalus or air within the cranial vault is usually associated with disruption of the skull caused by head trauma, neoplasms, or after craniofacial surgical interventions. We report a child who presented with headache and the pathognomonic "succussion splash" and was found to have atraumatic pneumocephalus from ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Babl FE,Arnett AM,Barnett E,Brancato JC,Kharasch SJ,Janecka IP

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics define urinary tract infection (UTI) as the growth of greater than 50,000 ufc/mL of a single bacterium in a urine culture with a positive urine dipstick or with a urinalysis associated. Our objective was to evaluate the adequacy of this cutoff...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Velasco R,Benito H,Mozun R,Trujillo JE,Merino PA,de la Torre M,Gomez B,Mintegi S,Group for the Study of Febrile Infant of the RiSEUP-SPERG Network.

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique characteristics of the pediatric population expose them to errors in the emergency department (ED) with few standard practices for the safety of care. Young children and high-acuity patients are at increased risk of adverse events both in the prehospital and ED settings. We provide an overview of the proble...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Barata IA,Benjamin LS,Mace SE,Herman MI,Goldman RD

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) are deaths in infants younger than 12 months that occur suddenly, unexpectedly, and without obvious cause in the emergency department (ED). Sudden infant death syndrome, the leading cause of SUID in the United States, is much more common, but fatal child abuse and neglect have b...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bechtel K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the role of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of open-globe trauma and intraocular foreign body (IOFB) in pediatric and adult age groups. METHODS:Medical records of cases with open-globe trauma at Inonu University Hospital's Ophthalmology Emergency Service were r...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Dikci S,Yildirim İO,Firat M,Firat PG,Demirel S,Yilmaz T,Tuncer İ,Genç O

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal coins are typically seen as radiopaque disks on anteroposterior chest radiographs. This radiographic finding is generally considered classic for identifying "swallowed" coins as being in the esophagus. We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with an esophageal coin seen end-on on an anteroposterior chest ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Conners GP,Hadley JA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous granuloma annulare is an inflammatory lesion occurring in otherwise healthy children. We present 3 pediatric patients with different diagnostic-therapeutic paths depending on the ward they were referred to. The lesions regress spontaneously, and medical or surgical treatments are generally not necessary. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pederiva F,Paloni G,Berti I

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Poisoning is the leading cause of injury death in pediatric patients. Hospital and provider readiness, including pharmacy stocking, depends on reliable surveillance data describing local patterns of age-specific clinically significant exposures and the therapeutic modalities employed in their t...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Desai NM,Mistry RD,Brou L,Boehnke ME,Lee JS,Wang GS,Toxicology Investigators Consortium.

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if pediatric emergency physicians (PEP) are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations that all health care workers receive routine vaccines and annual tuberculosis screens. DESIGN:A two-page mail survey with one follow-up mailing. PARTICIPANTS:All active members...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Lane NE,Paul RI,Bratcher DF,Stover BH

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite rapidly increasing incidence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) presenting to emergency departments (EDs), outcome data for these infections are limited. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of children with culture-positive SSTI, managed as outpatients from a large pediatric ED in t...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mistry RD,Scott HF,Zaoutis TE,Alpern ER

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Describe the usage of observation status (OS) beds on a pediatric inpatient unit and identify diagnoses likely to be successfully discharged compared to those requiring formal inpatient admission. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of all patients (0-18 years) transferred to pediatric OS beds from the emerg...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Crocetti MT,Barone MA,Amin DD,Walker AR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric trauma is a significant public health problem in resource-constrained settings; however, the epidemiology of injuries is poorly defined in Rwanda. This study describes the characteristics of pediatric trauma patients transported to the emergency department (ED) of the Centre Hospitalier Universitai...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Aluisio AR,Umuhire OF,Mbanjumucyo G,George N,Kearney A,Karim N,Nyinawankusi JD,Uwitonze E,Enumah S,Scott JW,Mutabazi Z,Ntakiyiruta G,Jayaraman S,Riviello R,Byiringiro JC,Levine AC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the pediatric advanced life support (PALS) course contributes to the knowledge required by health care providers for pediatric resuscitation and whether differences in achievement exist between professional groups. METHODS:Physicians, nurses, and paramedics from across Israel who registe...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Waisman Y,Amir L,Mimouni M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis is a common cause of subacute, afebrile pneumonia with onset from 1 to 3 months of age. On physical examination, crepitant inspiratory rales are commonly heard. Infiltration is usually bilateral and interstitial; reticulonodular pattern and atelectasis have also been described, which distinct the...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Camlar SA,Babayigit A,Olmez D,Duman M,Makay B,Anal O,Uzuner N,Cakmakci H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the characteristics of childhood poisoning leading to consultation to 17 pediatric emergency departments in Spain. METHODS:During a 2-year period (January 2001 to December 2002), accompanying people of 2157 children with acute intoxication who visited consecutively at the emergency room were pro...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mintegi S,Fernández A,Alustiza J,Canduela V,Mongil I,Caubet I,Clerigué N,Herranz M,Crespo E,Fanjul JL,Fernández P,Humayor J,Landa J,Muñoz JA,Lasarte JR,Núñez FJ,López J,Molina JC,Pérez A,Pou J,Sánchez CA,Vázquez

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nonoperative management of hemodynamically stable liver lacerations in pediatric trauma patients is a safe and effective management strategy for pediatric patients; approximately 90% will be successfully managed nonoperatively. No study has specifically identified risk criteria for the need for intervention ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Donnelly KA,Breslin K,OʼConnell KJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Children returning to the emergency department (ED) within 72 hours of their visit may increase overcrowding and health care costs. Identifying the characteristics of returning children who need admission may help distinguish who might need admission on their first visit. The objective of this study was to c...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Goldman RD,Kapoor A,Mehta S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have addressed the presentation and clinical impact of pediatric pelvic fractures. We sought to describe pediatric blunt trauma patients with pelvic fracture (PF) and to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of physical examination at presentation for diagnosis. METHODS:Retrospective analysis...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Junkins EP,Furnival RA,Bolte RG

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old female with Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy and a history of constipation presented to the emergency department with a new blistering buttocks rash, which was initially concerning for nonaccidental burn. Upon further investigation, it was found that Ex-Lax had been given to the patient for constipation. Th...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Melvin JE,Hickey RW

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exclusion of family members (FM) during pediatric procedures in the emergency department (ED) is an accepted practice. This study questions the validity of such a practice. SUBJECTS:FM of ED pediatric patients undergoing procedures and ED staff performing procedures. SITES: ED of a tertiary care university-a...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sacchetti A,Lichenstein R,Carraccio CA,Harris RH

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00