Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Oct 1992
Mass illness at an intermediate school: toxic fumes or epidemic hysteria?
The report of an acute illness involving a large number of clustered children will undoubtedly provoke an urgent emergency care response or, in some instances, a mass casualty or disaster response. While responding to the perceived needs of those involved, the professionals caring for these children must consider epidemic hysteria along with the other causes of mass illness. Since the early recognition of epidemic or mass anxiety hysteria can have tremendous impact on the ease of treating this problem, that awareness is quite important.
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Human bites are common during childhood and usually result from fights or aggressive play with another child. Bites may present as indentation marks, scratches, abrasions, contusions, or lacerations. ⋯ Cultures of an infected bite wound yield an average of five microorganisms. This article reviews the current recommendations on the management of human bite wounds in children.
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Pediatric emergency care · Oct 1992
Case ReportsEvaluation of the patient with neck complaints following tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy.
The emergency physician should be cognizant of the potential postoperative complications of tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. Two unusual cases are presented to illustrate the differential diagnosis of the postoperative complaint of neck stiffness.