Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2021
Frequency of and Factors Associated With Prescription Medication Sharing Within Families.
Limited literature has investigated caregiver sharing of prescription medications with children. Our primary aim was to determine the frequency of and factors associated with prescription medication sharing within families. Our secondary aim was to determine the source and type of medications shared. ⋯ Prescription medication sharing within families is common and most often involves asthma medications. We identified several factors associated with prescription medication sharing that could be used to target caregivers for preventative interventions.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2021
Reliance on Acute Care Settings for Health Care Utilization: A Comparison of Adolescents With Younger Children.
Because a goal of the Affordable Care Act was to increase preventive care and reduce high-cost care, the objective of this study was to evaluate current health care use and reliance on acute care settings among Medicaid-enrolled children. ⋯ Medicaid-enrolled adolescents have low rates of health care use and have high reliance on acute care settings. Further investigation into adolescent-specific barriers to health maintenance care and drivers for acute care is warranted.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2021
Fracture-Associated Bruising and Soft Tissue Swelling in Young Children With Skull Fractures: How Sensitive Are They to Fracture Presence?
The aim of this study was to determine how reliable scalp bruising and soft tissue swelling/cephalohematomas (STS) are for underlying young child skull fractures. ⋯ Clinically apparent STS is present in approximately three-fourths of children with skull fractures. It may not be important to consistently identify skull fractures in unintentionally injured children. Point-of-care ultrasound may be adequate. For abuse concerns, it is important to identify skull fractures as evidence of cranial impacts and intracranial hemorrhages. The most sensitive, widely available imaging technique, cranial computed tomography scan with 3-dimensional skull reconstruction, should be utilized. Scalp bruising is present in a minority of young children with skull fractures. Its absence does not exclude cranial impact injury.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2021
Oculocardiac Reflex: An Underrecognized But Important Association With Orbital Trap Door Fractures.
Blowout fractures of the floor of the orbit can serve as a "trap door" for extraocular muscles. Presentation of inferior orbital muscle entrapment classically involves an upward gaze restriction. Diplopia and exophthalmos can also be present. ⋯ The purpose of this study was to describe a patient who had orbital floor fracture with symptoms highly suggestive for oculocardiac reflex after a traumatic injury. Although entrapment of extraocular muscles does require early intervention to prevent ischemia and tissue necrosis, the presence of oculocardiac reflex warrants emergent evaluation and management by an ophthalmologist due to the risk of developing arrhythmias. Frequently, there may be none or very subtle clinical findings present, and abnormal motility may be the only apparent clinical sign, which can be difficult to assess in very young and uncooperative children; therefore, a high index of suspicion must be maintained for early identification and management as well as a reduction of complications.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2021
Pediatric Difficult Airway Response Team Utilization in the Emergency Department: A Case Series.
A multidisciplinary pediatric difficult airway team was created at our institution to respond to hospital-wide airway emergencies. We report the characteristics, indications, and outcomes of these activations that occur in the pediatric emergency department (PED). ⋯ Difficult airways in the PED were uncommon. Most cases were resolved with familiar equipment including direct laryngoscopy, video laryngoscopy, and supraglottic airways.