• Ashkon Shaahinfar and Zahra M Ghazi-Askar.
• Division of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Trailer 3, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, 550 16th Street, MH5552, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: ashkon.shaahinfar@ucsf.edu.
• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2021 Aug 1; 39 (3): 529-554.

AbstractPoint-of-care ultrasound can improve efficacy and safety of pediatric procedures performed in the emergency department. This article reviews ultrasound guidance for the following pediatric emergency medicine procedures: soft tissue (abscess incision and drainage, foreign body identification and removal, and peritonsillar abscess drainage), musculoskeletal and neurologic (hip arthrocentesis, peripheral nerve blocks, and lumbar puncture), vascular access (peripheral intravenous access and central line placement), and critical care (endotracheal tube placement, pericardiocentesis, thoracentesis, and paracentesis). By incorporating ultrasound, emergency physicians caring for pediatric patients have the potential to enhance their procedural scope, confidence, safety, and success.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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