Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 1994
Review Case ReportsDelayed hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade after unrecognized chest trauma.
Delayed hemopericardium after blunt chest wall trauma in children is rare and difficult to recognize before overt signs of cardiac tamponade. We present a 21-month-old girl who developed a late hemopericardium with cardiac tamponade after initially unrecognized blunt chest wall injury.
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Ocular thermal injuries from improper use of a microwave oven are rare. Manufacturers recommend cooking eggs in the microwave only after the shell has been removed and the yolk sac has been pierced with a pin. ⋯ Only eight adult cases of such injuries have been documented so far. Ocular burn from the explosion of a microwaved egg in a pediatric patient is being reported for the first time in the English medical literature.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 1994
Comparative StudyThe use of corticosteroids in croup: a survey.
The use of corticosteroids to treat laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) is controversial. Although some evidence supports the efficacy of treating hospitalized patients with croup, there is no published information on the use of corticosteroids in the outpatient population. We sought to determine what the current practice in the use of corticosteroids to treat croup was in our community. ⋯ This survey demonstrates that most physicians in our area are using corticosteroids to treat both hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients with croup. However, the form of drug used, dosing regimen, and route of administration are highly variable. This survey highlights the need for clinical studies to assess the efficacy of using corticosteroids to treat outpatients with croup and to determine how best to use them.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 1994
Are pediatric emergency medicine training programs meeting their goals and objectives? A self-assessment of individuals completing fellowship training in 1993.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall training experience of those individuals completing fellowships in pediatric emergency medicine. Specific attention was given to the technical skills portion of training as set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics Curriculum Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. We surveyed those individuals completing their second year of fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine. ⋯ Eighty percent of respondents completing the self-assessment questionnaire rated their overall experience as favorable, whereas those who rated it unfavorable stressed a lack of training in research and teaching. Ninety-two percent of respondents felt they had a good clinical experience, but 80% expressed a need for further training in administration, 74% in research, and 46% in teaching. Although the majority claimed to be comfortable with most technical skills, several skills, including lifesaving procedures such as external pacing, peritoneal lavage, pericardiocentesis, shunt tap, airway foreign body removal, and needle cricothyrotomy, posed a significant degree of discomfort.