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Entrapments and retained foreign bodies represent a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits. A majority of these pediatric presentations are easily assessed and managed by emergency physicians. However, even when accurately identified, this injury pattern may present therapeutic challenges.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has reached almost mythic status. It has come to mean much more than an isolate of S. aureus that happens to be resistant to methicillin, an antibiotic that is no longer in clinical use. It is a slap in the face of humankind's efforts to rein in infectious illness.
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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness; it is estimated that it currently affects 6 million children in the United States.
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By simplest definition, shock is a state of inadequate substrate delivery at the cellular level.
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Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (also known as laryngeal papillomatosis), a condition with benign, wartlike tumors in the respiratory tract, may be associated with upper airway obstruction.
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One year later: Emergency department response to biological terrorism, part II - smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fevers, tularemia, and botulinum toxins
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Individuals caring for children must be prepared to diagnose and treat airway emergencies expeditiously. Appropriate management of acute upper airway obstruction tests the organization of emergency care systems. Successful management of airway emergencies in children requires a team approach, including the skills of the primary physician and the staff of the emergency department, radiology department, and operating room staff.
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This article comprehensively reviews the differential diagnosis, testing, and therapy for an infant with jaundice.
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Despite the tremendous benefits of athletic participation, there are inherent risks to any athletic endeavor, whether the activity is organized or spontaneous. Additionally, because there are more children and adolescents participating in sports, there are, due to sheer numbers, more injuries.