Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2004
Case ReportsCoarctation of the aorta and cerebellar infarction: a case report.
A 5-year-old child presented to our emergency department with a sudden onset of symptoms consistent with cerebellar infarction. Evaluation lead us to discover an undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta in association with a thrombotic cerebellar infarction. A review of coarctation follows.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2004
Case ReportsVariable presentations of rickets in children in the emergency department.
Vitamin D-deficient rickets is uncommon but becoming more prevalent in the pediatric population likely related to increases in breast-feeding. It should be considered in many clinical situations. ⋯ In all cases, laboratory and radiographic evaluations were consistent with the diagnosis of nutritional rickets and their symptoms were related to rickets resolved with appropriate treatment. Although uncommon, vitamin D-deficient rickets should be considered in children with the above presentations.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialA randomized, prospective, multisite comparison of pediatric prehospital training methods.
Results of prehospital pediatric continuing education using train-the-trainer and CD-ROM training methods were compared to each other and to a control group. The null hypothesis was that no differences would be found in pretraining and posttraining measurements of knowledge and performance by either training method. ⋯ In this small sample, interactive CD-ROM training shows promise for improving performance. The research design, with additional guards against sample size attrition, may provide a model for multisite EMS education research.