Alternative airways for the pediatric emergency department.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been taught to caregivers of infants in inpatient settings. There are no studies to date that look at teaching infant CPR in the emergency department (ED). Using a framework of cognitive load theory, we compared teaching infant CPR to caregivers in a pediatric E...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Song JL,Chang TP,Schmidt AR,Stavroudis TA,Pham PK,Nager AL

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of an 18-month-old child with recurrent apneic episodes, often requiring resuscitation, who was admitted to an academic pediatric medical center after previous evaluations had been unrevealing. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Meehan WP 3rd,Merschman KM,Chiang VW

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is being used for clinical decision making with increasing frequency across a broad range of indications in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM). We present a series of 4 patients in whom POCUS was used to facilitate a diagnosis of perforated appendicitis. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Azhdam DB,Marin JR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the rationale for using a community hospital's emergency department for minor illness care on weekdays, we surveyed 150 parents of children 15 years of age or younger. Fifty (33.3%) participants had no identified source of routine pediatric care, and 31 (20.7%) had pediatric providers not locally availabl...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Smith RD,McNamara JJ

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and abusive head trauma (AHT) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Clinicians may not be aware of AHT at presentation to the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine which clinical features associated with head injury ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Burns J,Rohl S,Marth D,Proctor D,Amin R,Sekhon C

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) fellowship programs were published by the Curriculum Subcommittee, Section of Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics in February 1993. The guideline listed 120 technical skills that the subcommittee felt all fellows should be able to perform at the completi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Paul RI,King L

更新日期：1996-02-01 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: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：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in children is usually a benign, self-limiting disorder. An acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection usually causes atypical lymphocytosis and mild decrease in platelets. Severe thrombocytopenia is an extremely rare complication. Anti-D immunoglobulin has been used for treatment of ITP in...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kossiva L,Kyriakou D,Mitsioni A,Garoufi A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an unrestrained driver with achondroplastic dwarfism who suffered a fatal anterior neck injury when her airbag deployed as she rear-ended another vehicle at 30-40 mph. Her short stature and short limbs required her to sit within a handbreadth of the steering wheel, which probably allowed the airb...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Roberts D,Pexa C,Clarkowski B,Morey M,Murphy M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients exposed to flumazenil was to identify the frequency of seizures. METHODS:Included patient were those aged 12 years or younger who received flumazenil, who had evidence of clinical poisoning as defined by an altered mental status, and who were ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kreshak AA,Tomaszewski CA,Clark RF,Cantrell FL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this report is to describe the successful use of pralidoxime in a pediatric patient who accidentally ingested 12 mg of rivastigmine and presented to the emergency department with weakness, drowsiness, hyporeactivity to environmental stimuli, and full cholinergic syndrome. CASE:The patient presented to the ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Saz EU,Yurtseven A,Kilinç MA,Sari F,Ağin H

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astemizole (Hismanal-Janssen, New Brunswick, NJ) is a nonsedating antihistamine that has the advantage of a once-daily dosage schedule. This article reports the case of a 14-year-old female who intentionally ingested 270 mg of Astemizole and developed torsade de pointes, a form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia t...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hasan RA,Zureikat GY,Nolan BM

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcaligenes faecalis is a gram-negative organism that is commonly found in the environment and may also be a part of normal fecal flora in humans. Although various infections with this bacteria have been described in the pediatric population, it has not been previously identified in infections as the pathogen after a ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Chu AS,Harkness J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Follow-up and feedback foster improvement. General emergency medicine providers working in community hospitals desire follow-up and feedback on pediatric patients transferred to children's hospitals. We implemented a novel program to provide these data to our colleagues. The objective of this study was to ex...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Goldman MP,Query LA,Wong AH,Gross IT,Emerson BL,Auerbach MA,Tiyyagura GK

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric emergency physicians must have a high clinical suspicion for atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation (AARS), particularly when a child presents with neck pain and an abnormal head posture without the ability to return to a neutral position. As shown in the neurosurgical literature, timely diagnosis and swift initi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kinon MD,Nasser R,Nakhla J,Desai R,Moreno JR,Yassari R,Bagley CA

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to delineate pediatric emergency medicine provider opinions regarding the importance of, and to ascertain existing processes by which practitioners maintain, the following critical procedural skills: oral endotracheal intubation, intraosseous line placement, pharmacologic and electri...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mittiga MR,FitzGerald MR,Kerrey BT

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if intramuscular (IM) penicillin is more effective than oral (PO) amoxicillin in the early outpatient treatment of pediatric patients with presumed bacterial pneumonia. METHODS:Prospective, randomized, evaluator-blinded, clinical trial. SETTING:Pediatric emergency department (ED) of an urban ch...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Tsarouhas N,Shaw KN,Hodinka RL,Bell LM

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of baby powder inhalation (BPI), causing adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a 16-month-old girl, with follow-up after six years. Pulmonary function studies in the child and her monozygotic twin, used as a control, were normal. The testing consisted of diffusing capacity to carbon monoxide a...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Reyes de la Rocha S,Brown MA

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in children can present with early symptoms of limb and back pain that progress to acute generalized paralysis. Although the clinical course of this illness may be benign with spontaneous recovery, treatment is indicated for more severe cases. We report a three-year-old patient with GBS, ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Jackman NL,Klig JE

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Each day, children incur more than 69,000 emergency department (ED) visits, with 58% to 82% of them for nonurgent reasons. The objectives of this study were to elicit and to describe guardians' and health professionals' opinions on reasons for nonurgent pediatric ED visits. METHODS:Focus groups sessions were...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Fieldston ES,Alpern ER,Nadel FM,Shea JA,Alessandrini EA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of mortality in childhood heart failure (HF) in 2 tertiary hospitals. METHODS:A 51-month retrospective review of case notes of children with HF admitted into children's emergency rooms of 2 tertiary centers in Southern Nigeria was done. Bio-data and certai...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sadoh WE,Okperi B,Ikhurionan P,Monday P,Sadoh AE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of true-positive blood culture results in children presenting to the ED with suspected appendicitis. To describe the current practice of obtaining blood cultures in children with suspected appendicitis. METHODS:We performed a 2-year retrospective health record review of all child...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Thompson GC,Morrison E,Ross M,Liu H,Vanderkooi OG,Eccles R

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the success rate and complications of using the external jugular (EJ) vein for central venous access in pediatric patients. METHODS:Prospective cohort study of children who underwent attempts at EJ vein central venous access while receiving care in an 11-bed pediatric intensive care unit at an u...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Tecklenburg FW,Cochran JB,Webb SA,Habib DM,Losek JD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the aftermath of the detonation of a radiological dispersal device (RDD), or "dirty bomb," a large influx of children would be expected to present to the emergency department, including many patients not directly affected by the event who present with concerns regarding radiation exposure. Our objective wa...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Reynolds SL,Crulcich MM,Sullivan G,Stewart MT

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumomediastinum is a relatively uncommon occurrence in pediatric patients. After mediastinal air leak, air may dissect through a variety of tissue planes within the chest, neck, and abdomen. We report the case of a 16-year-old adolescent boy who presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum accompanied by the presenc...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Carolan PL,Wright SL,Jha V

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to compare clinical manifestations, physical examination findings, laboratory, and radiographic dates in pediatric patients with different pathological diagnoses of acute scrotum as well as to accurately establish the true incidence of various pathological diagnoses of acute scrotum. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Yang C Jr,Song B,Liu X,Wei GH,Lin T,He DW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of septic arthritis should be considered in all children with hip pain. We review the evaluation of children who present with fever and hip pain, emphasizing features that may assist in distinguishing septic arthritis of the hip from transient synovitis. We also discuss the impact of the increased preval...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Shah SS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00