Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2021
Rising Clinical Burden of Psychiatric Visits on the Pediatric Emergency Department.
The mental health epidemic in pediatrics has resulted in a growing clinical burden on the health care system, including pediatric emergency departments (PED). Our objective was to describe the changing characteristics of visits to an urban PED, in particular length of stay, for emergency psychiatric evaluations (EPEs) over a 10-year period. ⋯ Over a decade, the percentage of children with an EPE has doubled, with a significant increase in the amount of time spent in the PED. This highlights a continued surge in the utilization of PED resources for EPE.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2021
Observational StudySynthetic Cannabinoid Exposure in Adolescents Presenting for Emergency Care.
The objective of this study was to characterize the clinical picture and management of synthetic cannabinoid exposure in a cohort of adolescents. ⋯ Synthetic cannabinoid exposure in adolescents is primarily characterized by CNS manifestations, which are varied and may be life-threatening. Frontline caregivers should maintain a high index of suspicion for synthetic cannabinoids, especially in adolescents who present with unexplained CNS manifestations, as there is no specific toxidrome or confirmatory rapid drug screen to detect them.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2021
Child Car Safety: A Parental Survey at a Tertiary Care Emergency Treatment Center in Greece.
This study aimed to assess parental behavior in terms of child restraint systems (CRS) use under emergency conditions while driving to the hospital's outpatient settings as well as their routine child car safety (CCS) practices. ⋯ Child restraint systems use was inappropriately low under routine conditions and declined even further under emergency circumstances. Most children younger than 2 years and older than 4 years traveled inappropriately restrained in a forward-facing restraint seat. Parents should be more intensively educated on child car safety seat and the proper CRS use.