Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports
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Trauma Reports for November/December 2007
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Foodborne Illness: Common Biological Contaminants and Pathogens
Patients frequently present to the emergency department with gastrointestinal complaints such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Identification of a foodborne illness may be very challenging. -
Physical Abuse of Children: Identification, Evaluation, and Management in the Emergency Department Setting
Approximately one in five of children evaluated in EDs are physically abused, emergency physicians (EPs) have a responsibility to consider abuse in the differential of every injured child. -
Trauma Reports for September/October 2007
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Critical Rashes to Identify in the Emergency Department
Rashes are common in the emergency department and may be a challenge diagnostically. The authors review rashes that the clinician cannot afford to miss. -
Trauma Reports for July/August 2007
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Keeping an an "Eye" on the Patient: Pediatric Eye Trauma
Eye trauma is a common chief complaint among emergency department (ED) pediatric patients. -
Part II. Pediatric Procedural Sedation: Selecting an Agent
The agents available for use in pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) have expanded considerably over the last 20 years. -
Part I. Pediatric Procedural Sedation: Personnel, Monitoring, and Patient Assessment
Pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is commonly used in emergency departments to decrease the pain and anxiety associated with procedures and to assure an environment conducive to the safe performance of necessary interventions. -
Trauma Reports for May/June 2007