Pediatric emergency care
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published simple guidelines for the first aid management of ill or injured children. We determined knowledge of these first aid practices in parents. ⋯ Many adults are unfamiliar with AAP first aid measures according to the AAP guidelines and most believe that wounds should be allowed to dry. Further education is required to improve knowledge of first aid practices.
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To determine the frequency of analgesic use in children (5 to 17 years inclusive) who present to a pediatric emergency department with acute abdominal pain. ⋯ Analgesic use in children who present to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain and require a surgical consultation was very low, although half required a laparotomy. Prospective studies are needed to determine the efficacy and safety of analgesic use in this setting.
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Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2004
Adherence of pediatric asthma patients with oral corticosteroid prescriptions following pediatric emergency department visit or hospitalization.
To determine caregiver adherence to oral corticosteroids prescribed in the emergency department for pediatric patients with an acute asthma exacerbation and to identify caregivers' perceived barriers to adherence with prescribed oral corticosteroids. ⋯ Efforts to increase corticosteroid adherence in children with acute asthma exacerbations should consider the causes for variation in caregiver adherence with length of therapy as well as caregiver perceptions regarding corticosteroid side effects.