Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2006
Impact of rapid influenza testing at triage on management of febrile infants and young children.
To determine the impact of an emergency department (ED) triage protocol for rapid influenza testing of febrile infants and children on additional diagnostic testing, ED charges and patient time in the ED. ⋯ A triage protocol for rapid influenza testing for febrile infants and children appears to significantly decrease additional testing, time in the ED, and charges in children testing positive for influenza.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2006
Health care providers' opinions on intimate partner violence resources and screening in a pediatric emergency department.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has called upon pediatricians to routinely screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) as an active means by which to prevent child abuse. The pediatric emergency department (ED) is one potentially important site to screen and to provide women with IPV resources. This cross-sectional questionnaire investigated pediatric health care providers' (HCPs') opinions about displaying IPV posters and performing IPV screening in a pediatric ED. ⋯ Our pediatric ED's providers' endorsement of IPV screening and of the presence of IPV posters demonstrates support for and recognition of the problem of IPV in their patients' families.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2006
Psychosocial needs of African American youth presenting to a pediatric emergency department with assault-related injuries.
The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial needs confronting African American youth assaulted in their community. ⋯ African American assault victims are experiencing a broad range of psychosocial needs. To bolster youth recovery and reduce the risk of future injury, researchers and practitioners need to identify effective methods of assessing these needs in the emergency department so that youth victims of interpersonal violence can be referred for appropriate follow-up services.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2006
Case ReportsAn unusual method for the removal of a foreign body from a child's airway.
This is a case of a 6-year-old child who had a laryngeal foreign body, which was obstructing his airway. The object was large and dense, and traditional methods of removal had failed. After lifting the child upside down by his feet, the heavy foreign body was removed using a laryngoscope and finger sweep. Foreign body removal can be challenging, and this is a simple method that a practitioner may be able to use in a difficult case.