Emergency department overcrowding and children.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent research suggests that increasing numbers of caregivers are bringing their children to the emergency department (ED) for mental health services and that a large proportion of these children have Medicaid as their insurance. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of children with...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Lynch S,Bautista M,Freer C,Kalynych C,Hendry P

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a significant public health concern for adolescents and young adults. Since 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended more aggressive routine screening for HIV for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Our objectives...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Akhter S,Gorelick M,Beckmann K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary cardiac events are rare in children. There is little information in the literature regarding the most appropriate emergency department (ED) management of this type of pediatric patient, especially with regard to medication use. SUMMARY:This case highlights the pediatric ED evaluation and treatment of s...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Scheller RL,Johnson LH,Caruso MC,Lorts A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the causes of complaints can be reduced but not completely eliminated. Appropriate attention through education and quality management keeps the department's attention focused on increasing patient satisfaction. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Tucker JR,Kornberg AE

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asplenia may refer to the spleen's surgical removal, functional impairment, or congenital absence. It is a risk factor for the development of severe bacterial infection. Functional asplenia is likely the most common presentation of this entity and has many etiologies. Those that are previously undiagnosed may present ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Angelski CL,McKay E,Blackie B

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an underdiagnosed disease that has been described thus far only in case series. Patients, the majority of which are females, develop neuropsychiatric symptoms that can often be misdiagnosed as purely psychiatric illness. Although teratomas are nearly pathognom...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Zhao B,Nelson DG

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical manifestations of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection include ascites, pleural effusion, acute renal failure, aplastic anemia, and neurological manifestations. Although association of HAV and acute cholecystitis is known, presentation of hepatitis A infection with acute cholecystitis has not been reported...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Prashanth GP,Angadi BH,Joshi SN,Bagalkot PS,Maralihalli MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe residency graduates' perceptions of their preparation for providing pediatric emergency medical care. METHODS:The design was a cross-sectional survey set in a university-affiliated pediatric residency program. Twenty residency graduates from 1994 and 1995 who did not have an emergency department ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bowen KA,Ball TM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between mothers' use of prenatal care and pediatric emergency department (ED) use by their infants in the first 3 months of life. METHODS:This is a retrospective, cohort-control study of well, full-term infants who use a children's hospital ED. Using logistic regression, the lik...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Donovan EF,Perlstein PH,Atherton HD,Kotagal UR

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Etizolam (ETZ) is an antidepressive thienodiazepine drug that is used worldwide. The most frequent adverse effects in adults are drowsiness and muscle weakness, and this can rarely cause paradoxical excitation; however, no information exists on intoxication in children. Furthermore, evidence bearing on its safety in c...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kato Z,Nakamura M,Funato M,Kuwabara H,Kondo N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:High patient volumes have a deleterious effect on care in the pediatric emergency department (PED). Our study assessed the motivation for PED visits that could have been assessed by a primary care physician. METHODS:We identified a convenience sample of patients presenting to the SickKids Hospital PED in Ju...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Haasz M,Ostro D,Scolnik D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was carried out to determine the influence of telemedicine on management of facial lacerations in children. Proforma was designed, and information was collected retrospectively over a 4-month period. Of the 2524 telemedicine referrals, 27% (693/2524) were pediatric referrals. One hundred forty-five of these we...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Farook SA,Davis AK,Sadiq Z,Dua R,Newman L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of the study were to describe sledding-related injuries among children requiring emergency treatment and assess the use of safety measures before and after these injuries. METHODS:This is a study of a consecutive series of patients treated for sledding-related injuries in the emergency department o...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Ortega HW,Shields BJ,Smith GA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric bilateral facial nerve paralysis (FNP) is a rare condition, representing less than 2% of all cases of FNP. The differential diagnosis of FNP is extensive (ranging from infectious, traumatic, neurologic, to idiopathic) and often can present as a diagnostic challenge. In contrast to unilateral presentation, bi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Wong K,Sequeira S,Bechtel K

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：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:The aim of this study was to measure the impact of a simple parent health literacy intervention on emergency department and primary care clinic usage patterns. METHODS:Study participants consisted of parents who brought their children to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center pediatric emergency department for nonur...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Herman A,Young KD,Espitia D,Fu N,Farshidi A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hematomas are defined as hematomas with slow, progressive growth over many weeks. They are an extremely rare cause of acute neck swelling in the pediatric population. They consist of an organized central mass of blood with granulation tissue and fibrotic changes peripherally. The presence of a capsule prevents...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Angster KH,Da Costa V

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These cases demonstrate a few of the presentations that may occur with new onset oncologic problems. While the transport phase of these children's care was not extraordinary, the development and management of the clinical issues might have been influenced by earlier interventions. Would the outcome of Case 1 have been...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Moore KJ,Needle MN

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:The Jones criteria of 2 major criteria or 1 major plus 2 minor criteria that have been classically used to establish the diagnosis have been significantly modified in 2015 by the American Heart Association. The criteria now include the utilization of echocardiography and Doppler color flow mapping as diagnostic tools ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Rhodes KL,Rasa MM,Yamamoto LG

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：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：:Serious blunt scrotal trauma in the pediatric population is rare and can pose significant danger to the viability of the testes. The following case describes an adolescent boy who presented with a single testis in his scrotum after low-impact perineal trauma, consistent with testicular dislocation. The literature rega...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pesch MH,Bradin S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of all known pediatric emergency medicine fellowship programs as of December 1990 was conducted in order to characterize and compare certain attributes of these programs with those that existed in 1988. The following attributes of the training programs were studied: number of programs, length of training, num...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Izsak E

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neck pain is a relatively common pediatric complaint. Most is of benign etiology. We present an unusual case of epidural abscess with associated discitis in the cervical spine of a 12-year-old after a dental extraction. This potentially dangerous complication was diagnosed before neurological complications developed a...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Henton JM,Dabis HS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe the frequency of invasive bacterial infections (IBIs) in young infants with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and the impact of IBI evaluation on disposition, length of stay (LOS), and cost. METHODS:This retrospective (2009-2014) cohort study used data from 3...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Foradori DM,Lopez MA,Hall M,Cruz AT,Markham JL,Colvin JD,Nead JA,Queen MA,Raphael JL,Wallace SS

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadvertent knotting of urethral catheters and enteric feeding tubes is a rare complication in pediatric patients. If a small flexible tube is used and advanced too far, upon withdrawal, the catheter may knot in the bladder. Surgical intervention for retrieval is required in most cases. We present a case of a 26-day-o...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Terentiev V,Khentsinsky O,Dickman E,Cortis C,Arroyo A

更新日期：2017-03-01 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