How to Perform Positive Pressure Technique for Nasal Foreign Body Removal
The Case A 3-year-old female presents to the emergency department after placing a small bead into her…
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How to Perform Positive Pressure Technique for Nasal Foreign Body Removal
The Case A 3-year-old female presents to the emergency department after placing a small bead into her... -
Button Batteries a Swallowing Hazard for Children
Kids love to put odd objects in their mouths (and ears and nostrils and other interesting places),... -
Pediatric Anesthesia Teams Use Sweet Smells to Calm Preoperative Patients
Scent from flavored lip balm smeared inside anesthesia or oxygen masks can improve patient tolerance and reduce...
Button Batteries a Swallowing Hazard for Children
Kids love to put odd objects in their mouths (and ears and nostrils and other interesting places),…
Pediatric Anesthesia Teams Use Sweet Smells to Calm Preoperative Patients
Scent from flavored lip balm smeared inside anesthesia or oxygen masks can improve patient tolerance and reduce…
How to Recognize, Treat Victims of Sex Trafficking
Emergency medicine providers must have keen interviewing skills, an ability to convey openness and kindness to the…
Critical Decisions: Acute Otitis Media In Children
From the EM Model 7.0 Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat Disorders 7.1 Ear Acute otitis media (AOM)…
Critical Decisions: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease – Part Two
From the EM Model 8.0 Hematologic Disorders 8.5 Red Blood Cell Disorders Editors Note: In last month’s…
Critical Decisions: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease – Part One
From the EM Model 8.0 Hematologic Disorders 8.5 Red Blood Cell Disorders Sickle cell disease (SCD) is…
Reducing Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
Pain is the presenting complaint in about half of patients seeking care in the emergency department,1 and…
Starting a New Chapter
Right now, my heart is on the other side of the world. You see, my life is…
Critical Decisions: Submersion Incidents
From the EM Model 6.0 Environmental Disorders 6.5 Submersion Incidents It is estimated that there are between…