Pediatric EMS transport: are we treating children in a system designed for adults only?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a clinical prediction rule that would be easy to apply and be useful for predicting success or failure of peripheral intravenous line insertion in children. METHODS:This was a prospective cohort study of children aged 0 to 21 years undergoing peripheral intravenous placement by staff nurses in a p...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Yen K,Riegert A,Gorelick MH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the requirements in all states and the District of Columbia for use of restraints on patients in ambulances. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A structured telephone survey was conducted with all state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies or the agency responsible for the regulation of ambulances. Questi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Seidel JS,Greenlaw J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pediatric care is increasingly regionalized, increasing rates of interfacility transport (IFT). However, it is unknown what conditions most frequently require IFT. This study's objective was to identify high-frequency pediatric conditions requiring IFT. METHODS:This is a statewide retrospective observationa...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Aledhaim A,Fishe JN,Hirshon JM,Anders JF

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous immediate and delayed complications associated with endotracheal intubation. Tracheal rupture is a rare complication whose diagnosis is often delayed. This can result in significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of therapeutic misadventure resulting in a significant tracheal rupture in ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Reichman EF,Lanan BJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate a previously published clinical decision rule to predict risk of urinary tract infection in febrile young girls. METHODS:We performed a retrospective case-control study at a children's hospital emergency department in a different city than that in which the original derivation study took place. G...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Gorelick MH,Hoberman A,Kearney D,Wald E,Shaw KN

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax ("buffalo chest") in a previously healthy man is described. The clinical presentation and treatment options are discussed. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bilavsky E,Yarden-Bilavsky H,Waisman Y,Marcus N

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe an expedited process for collecting social and cultural data before program planning to develop emergency medical services for children in La Paz, Bolivia. The overall goal was to understand the relevant issues from the point of view of those most affected. METHODS:An interdisciplinary collabora...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Chin NP,Goepp JG,Malia T,Poordabbagh A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a prospective study of 377 children (two to 16 years old) presenting with abdominal pain to determine: 1) common discharge diagnoses; 2) what signs and symptoms are associated with appendicitis; and 3) follow-up of patients discharged from the emergency department (ED). Nine diagnoses accounted for 86% of...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Reynolds SL,Jaffe DM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Precision Medicine Initiative spearheaded by the National Institute of Health has pioneered a new model of health care focused on health care delivery that is tailored to an individual. Medical advances have already provided clinicians with the tools to better predict treatment outcomes based on the individual nee...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kessler D,Ng L,Tessaro M,Fischer J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether injection of patients with Bicillin CR is less painful than injection with Bicillin LA. To discover if Bicillin CR with the addition of procaine, which doubles the volume, causes the injection to be less painful. DESIGN:An experimental, double-blinded crossover design was used for this s...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bycroft TC,O'Connor T,Hoff C,Bohannon A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children who seek attention for painful or painless alteration of gait provide a challenge to the emergency department physician who confronts such cases. Children with acute onset of limp or refusal to walk may become the center of diagnostic and therapeutic concern in approximately 4 percent of pediatric patient enc...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Singer JI

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose-1,6-diphosphatase (FDPase) enzyme deficiency is a rare inherited metabolic disease. Affected patients usually present with metabolic crisis including hypoglycemia, acidosis, ketonuria, and hyperuricemia. A previously healthy 8-month-old male infant presented with fever, vomiting, and hypoactivity. He had tach...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Paksu MŞ,Kalkan G,Asilioglu N,Paksu S,Dinler G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A septicemia and the development of Kawasaki disease in a 10-month-old male infant are described. The patient also experienced a number of primary/septic manifestations as consequences of the direct infectious assault and secondary/hypersensitivity immune-mediated complications. The pr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Fretzayas A,Stabouli S,Alexaki A,Moustaki M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three nonhemophiliac, confirmed HIV-positive children followed by the Children's Hospital AIDS Program made 184 visits to the children's Emergency Department (ED) during 1988 and 1989. The mean age was 30 +/- 28 months with a median of 25 months, a mode of 10 months, and a range from two days to 19 years. CD4 co...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Pinkert H,Harper MB,Cooper T,Fleisher GR

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:1) To identify clinical features indicating a high risk of skull fracture (SF) and associated intracranial injury (ICI) in asymptomatic head-injured infants. 2) To develop a clinical decision rule to determine which asymptomatic head-injured infants require head imaging. METHODS:We performed a prospective c...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Greenes DS,Schutzman SA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare central nervous system demyelinating disease that occurs most frequently in children. It usually runs a monophasic course, beginning with fever, headache, and meningeal signs and rapidly progressing to coma when appropriate diagnosis and treatment are not provided. We rep...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sztajnbok J,Lignani L Jr,Bresolin AU,Marotto PC,Seguro AC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treating or referring patients who are found to be anemic during pediatric emergency department (ED) encounters should lead to improved health in children and young adults. Before establishing guidelines how to approach the anemic in the pediatric ED, it is essential to determine the prevalence of anemia in t...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kristinsson G,Shtivelman S,Hom J,Tunik MG

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine if the over-the-head 2-thumb encircling technique (OTTT) provides better overall quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared with conventional 2-finger technique (TFT) for a lone rescuer in the setting of infant cardiac arrest in ambulance. METHODS:Fifty medic...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Jo CH,Cho GC,Lee CH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical signs of hypophosphatemia, even when severe, are rare in diabetic ketoacidosis despite their high frequency in this condition. This article presents a patient with rhabdomyolysis due to severe hypophosphatemia, where the level of serum phosphorus was observed to be as low as 0.42 mg/dL on the 16th hour of ket...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kutlu AO,Kara C,Cetinkaya S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few studies of children with toxicological emergencies describe those undergoing acute resuscitation, and most describe exposures to single agents. We describe a 12-month sample of patients evaluated in the resuscitation area of a pediatric emergency department (ED) for a toxicological emergency. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Beauchamp GA,Kerrey BT,Mittiga MR,Rinderknecht AS,Yin S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Immobilization of torus fractures of the distal forearm, for 1 to 4 weeks in a slab, cast, or splint, produces good radiological and functional outcomes. This study assesses the pain associated with 2 forms of immobilization used for these injuries. METHODS:A randomized controlled trial comparing fiberglass...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Oakley EA,Ooi KS,Barnett PL

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Determine prevalence of participation and underimmunization rate in a regional immunization registry (IR) among patients presenting to a university pediatric emergency department (PED). Rate of agreement between parental report and documented immunization status was also measured. METHODS:A convenience samp...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Callahan JM,Reed D,Meguid V,Wojcik S,Reed K

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pediatric aeromedical transport (AT) is highly challenging. We aim to describe a series of 96 cases of children requiring medical transport in terms of the indication, modalities, and related adverse events. METHODS:In this single-center retrospective study, we included air-transported patients less than 18 ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mortamet G,Harrington K,Raffin H,Menat Y,Oualha M,Renolleau S

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:We present a case of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome with discussion of hemangiomas of childhood relevant to the emergency physician. DESIGN:This is a case report. SETTING:The case is described in the setting of a tertiary care hospital level I pediatric emergency department. PATIENTS:A single case is discussed....

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Ward DG,Wang W,Fesmire W,Salhab W

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young female patients with gynecologic complaints, including vaginal discharge, commonly seek care in the emergency department. Prepubertal vaginal discharges have various potential etiologies including nonspecific vulvovaginitis, infections, inflammatory or dermatologic processes, precocious puberty, malignancy, anat...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Someshwar J,Lutfi R,Nield LS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:A child with acute abdomen with gross hematuria occasionally visits the emergency department (ED). Usually, such a condition is subject to differential diagnosis for stones, injuries, or sometimes malignancies in the urinary tract. Here we introduce an unusual case of a 9-year-old girl who presented to ED with...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Lee E,Yeo MK,You SK,Kim YK,Ryu S,Lee JM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00