Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2009
Use of the pediatric EZ-IO needle by emergency medical services providers.
The aim of this study was to examine emergency medical services providers' use of a new intraosseous needle designed for pediatric patients. ⋯ This device has a high insertion success rate with our provider group. Most of our EMS providers also felt comfortable using the device and recommend the device for future use.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2009
Review Case ReportsReview of new and newly discovered respiratory tract viruses in children.
Respiratory tract viral infection continues to be among the most common reasons for emergency department visits and hospitalization of children, particularly infants younger than 1 year, in the United States. Throughout the years, clinicians have considered respiratory syncytial virus followed by influenza as the most common pathogens responsible. ⋯ Other agents responsible for lower respiratory tract infection include Coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome), Bocavirus, and others. This review serves to focus on some of the recent literature on these agents and the clinical impact they have on pediatric lung infection.
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Describe the epidemiology of a pediatric resuscitation room (PRR). ⋯ In addition to national guidelines for PRR management, the teaching and knowledge of the different diagnosis admitted in the PRR and their resuscitation technical procedures warranty a serener approach of those stressful situations.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2009
Final evaluation of the 2005 to 2007 National Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows' Conferences.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the 2005 to 2007 National Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellows Conference series in achieving predefined objectives in the domains of scholarship, leadership, and partnership. ⋯ The National PEM Fellows' Conference is an effective means to increasing fellows' knowledge about scholarship, leadership, and partnership in EMSC and increasing their confidence and intentions to conduct research in EMSC.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2009
Comparative StudySerious adverse events during procedural sedation with ketamine.
Compare the frequency of respiratory adverse events between patients who received intramuscular (IM) versus intravenous ketamine. ⋯ Respiratory adverse events with ketamine are uncommon. Serious events, like laryngospasm, are rare but occur more commonly with IM administration. This increased risk associated with IM administration should be considered in the sedation plan.