Penetrating injury to the superior sagittal sinus by a nail in a 4-year-old child: a case report.

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：:Yersinia enterocolitica infection, or yersiniosis, is a common cause of gastroenteritis in developing nations, but the disease is less common in the developed world. Yersiniosis typically presents as a self-limited gastroenteritis in an immunocompetent patient and rarely progresses to the more fulminant disseminated f...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hsu G,Jones A,Thornton B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an instructive case of a 5-week-old infant seen in the emergency department with acute inspiratory stridor and depressed level of consciousness. His emergency department course identified an acute opiate intoxication. The child also developed chest wall rigidity, a rare complication of narcotic use. We disc...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Perez A,Scribano PV,Perry H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore effective interventions for child accidental injury prevention and to reduce the incidence of injury. METHODS:Cluster random sampling method was adopted, and children in 19 kindergartens in Henggang, Shenzhen and their parents were selected as the objects of study. Nineteen kindergartens were randomly d...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Wang H,Liu YX,Deng WJ,Yang WJ,Wang F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is little literature describing the performance of video laryngoscopes for the intubation of pediatric patients in the emergency department (ED). The purpose of this study is to report our experience with direct laryngoscopy (DL), the C-MAC (CMAC), and the GlideScope (GVL) over a 10-year period in an ur...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pacheco GS,Patanwala AE,Mendelson JS,Sakles JC

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax is an uncommon complication of bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus. Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in an infant with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis has not been previously reported. We report the case of a four-month-old infant who presented in respiratory distress ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pollack J

更新日期：1987-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The emergency department (ED) can be an effective site for pediatric injury prevention initiatives, including child passenger safety. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the implementation of an ED child passenger safety program and to analyze the effectiveness of a computerized screening tool to i...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kiley K,Damian F,MacClaren W,Dupuis JM,Salvatore D,Nolan M,Lee LK

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:Dextromethorphan is an over-the-counter dissociative agent of increasing popularity as a drug of abuse among younger adolescents. The drug produces a range of toxicities depending upon either the dose or the components of the specific formulation that was ingested. Most cases improve with supportive care alone, but se...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Boyer EW

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonography can be useful in the evaluation of children with abdominal complaints and may be the initial imaging modality in patients presenting with a newly recognized abdominal mass. Hepatoblastoma is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain in children and can rarely metastasize to the heart through vascular i...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Fukuhara S,Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common emergency department presentation of both new-onset and established diabetes mellitus (DM). β-Hydroxybutyrate (BOHB) provides a direct measure of the pathophysiologic derangement in DKA as compared with the nonspecific measurements of blood pH and bicarbonate. Our objec...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Tremblay ES,Millington K,Monuteaux MC,Bachur RG,Wolfsdorf JI

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the initial impression of emergency department providers on the disposition of children with asthma exacerbation. METHODS:We conducted a prospective survey of physicians and other providers in the emergency department of a children's hospital and parents ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Caperell K,Pettigrew J,Gerughty A,Stevenson M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of a child with POC/OC is complicated due difficulties in physical examination and risks of imaging by computed tomography. METHOD:Retrospective review of children 0-16 years admitted to the pediatric emergency department for POC/OC from 2009 to 2019. RESULTS:Ten years study period, 243 children...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Ohana-Sarna-Cahan L,Hurvitz N,Gross I,Cohen A,Hashavya S

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to report an acute onset of symptoms erroneously attributed to serotonin syndrome in a child who had been given both anticholinergic and serotonergic agents. CASE SUMMARY:A 9-year-old girl with chronic anxiety and gastrointestinal problems was prescribed oral sertraline 6.25 mg dail...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Gerardi DM,Murphy TK,Toufexis M,Hanks C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraosseous needle insertion and infusion is considered an easy and reliable method of achieving a vascular access in acute circulatory collapse where other methods have not been successful within reasonable time. Complications are considered few but may be serious. We present a case of a newborn girl, where intraoss...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Oesterlie GE,Petersen KK,Knudsen L,Henriksen TB

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Grunting respirations are recognized as a sign of serious illness in infants and children, but have not been well studied beyond the newborn period. We present three illustrative cases and the results of a descriptive study which elucidates the causes of grunting in infants and children and suggests guidelines for ass...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Poole SR,Chetham M,Anderson M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Serum amylase can be elevated in various pathological conditions, but its primary application is as a biochemical test for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Acute gastroenteritis has not been widely recognized as a cause for hyperamylasemia and pancreatitis. METHODS:We describe a case of acute pancreatit...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Parri N,Innocenti L,Collini S,Bechi F,Mannelli F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Emergency department (ED) boarding of admitted patients negatively impacts ED length of stay (LOS). Behavioral health (BH) patients are often challenging to safely discharge. We examined the association between daily BH census and non-BH LOS and left without being seen (LWBS) rates. METHODS:Retrospective ana...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Conrad HB,Hollenbach KA,Gehlbach DL,Ferran KL,Barham TA,Carstairs KL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningoencephalitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) are both neurological disease processes, but there have been few cases of meningoencephalitis progressing to ADEM in the pediatric population. A case of a 4-year-old girl with an initial diagnosis of meningoencephalitis is presented here, whose initia...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Elias MD,Narula S,Chu AS

更新日期：2014-04-01 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:Although child abuse pediatricians are frequently asked to evaluate risk of abuse based on photographs, the effect of photographic quality on this process is presently unknown. Photographs of abused children are often taken by professionals without photographic training, and quality varies widely. This artic...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Melville JD,Lukefahr JL,Cornell J,Kellogg ND,Lancaster JL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anonymous survey was conducted in order to examine compliance with universal precautions in the Department of Pediatrics at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Completed questionnaires were returned by 23 faculty members, 29 residents, and 22 medical students. Gloves were worn consistently during...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Ros SP,Cabrera-Ros BL

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Securing the pediatric airway in the emergency setting is an uncommon event that is complicated by anatomic, physiologic, and environmental factors. Even more uncommonly, practitioners are faced with the added complication of a difficult airway, and the question of what alternatives to traditional endotracheal intubat...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Lee-Jayaram JJ,Yamamoto LG

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Since its introduction into clinical practice, it has been known that fentanyl and other synthetic opioids may cause skeletal muscle rigidity. Involvement of the respiratory musculature, laryngeal structures, or the chest wall may impair ventilation, resulting in hypercarbia and hypoxemia. Although most common with th...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Dewhirst E,Naguib A,Tobias JD

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe pediatric advanced life support (PALS) in a single urban environment and clarify educational priorities for ALS pre-hospital providers and pediatric medical control physicians. METHODS:Retrospective observational review of all pediatric pre-hospital PALS transport and medical control records of t...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Babl FE,Vinci RJ,Bauchner H,Mottley L

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purposes of the study were (1) to assess the acceptability of mental health screening in the pediatric emergency department (ED) for children and their parents; (2) to measure providers' perceptions on whether screening has an impact on patient care; and (3) to determine the impact of screening status on...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Williams JR,Ho ML,Grupp-Phelan J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00