Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2001
Practitioners of pediatric emergency medicine: a 5-year longitudinal study.
To describe the evolution of the responsibilities, goals and expectations of sub-Board-certified practitioners of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) over a 5-year period. ⋯ The priorities of this cohort of PEM sub-Board-certified physicians have changed as the physicians grow older. Lifestyle issues must be taken into consideration to ensure longevity in the subspecialty.
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To describe our experience using ketamine sedation to facilitate pediatric critical care procedures, and to document the safety profile of ketamine in this setting. ⋯ Pediatric intensivists skilled in ketamine administration can safely and effectively administer this drug to facilitate critical care procedures. Despite the ill nature of our patient sample, adverse effects were uncommon.