Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2020
Multicenter StudyAssessment of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discharge Prescription Dosing Errors for Pediatric Patients in a Community Hospital Health System.
We quantify and describe emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing errors for pediatric patients in a community hospital health system. ⋯ Underdosing of amoxicillin in acute otitis media was a dosing error that occurred frequently throughout our community health system. Further research is needed to identify the clinical impact these errors have on pediatric patients.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2020
Review Case ReportsIntentional Asphyxiation Using Baby Wipes: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Abusive suffocation with foreign bodies is an uncommon form of child abuse. We present the case of a 2-month-old infant with colic who was forcibly suffocated with a baby wipe by a female babysitter. ⋯ To our knowledge, there is only 1 other collection of case reports of abusive suffocation with baby wipes. This case highlights the importance of considering abuse in cases of oral injury and foreign body aspiration in pediatric patients.