Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2003
Long-term effects on tibial growth after intraosseous infusion: a prospective, radiographic analysis.
Evaluate, by radiographic analysis, tibial growth after an intraosseous infusion (IOI) in a pediatric population. ⋯ There is no long-term effect on tibial growth after an IOI when the IO trocar is properly placed.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2003
Case ReportsActivated charcoal laryngitis in an intubated patient.
Activated charcoal is useful in the management of poisonings, but it is not harmless. We report the case of a patient who developed obstructive laryngitis secondary to aspiration of activated charcoal with a protected airway. ⋯ Obstructive laryngitis is a new major complication of activated charcoals use in upper airway. It is remarkable that this complication occurred in a protected airway. Charcoal is not an innocuous agent. This case shows that nasogastric administration of activated charcoals presents a significant degree of risk.