Current opinion in pediatrics
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Curr. Opin. Pediatr. · Oct 1995
ReviewUpdates in pediatric emergency medicine for the office practitioner.
Emergently ill or injured children may access care through their primary care provider, through prehospital emergency medical services, or directly in a hospital emergency unit. Primary health care providers and emergency care providers need to have the skills, proper equipment, and medications available to care for these children. ⋯ Other areas reviewed are respiratory disease and the treatment of gastroenteritis. Also reviewed are articles on the role of the primary care physician in emergency medical services for children.