Manage Sickle Cell Pain in the Emergency Department
Pain is the most common reason that patients with sickle cell disease visit the emergency department. Does…
Pediatrics
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Manage Sickle Cell Pain in the Emergency Department
Pain is the most common reason that patients with sickle cell disease visit the emergency department. Does... -
New Oral Vaccine May Protect Children from H. pylori Infection
A new oral recombinant vaccine protects children against infection with Helicobacter pylori, researchers from China report. At... -
Is Your Emergency Department Ready for Pediatric Patients?
You know the drill. It’s 3 am. The emergency medical services (EMS) call comes in. They are...
New Oral Vaccine May Protect Children from H. pylori Infection
A new oral recombinant vaccine protects children against infection with Helicobacter pylori, researchers from China report. At…
Is Your Emergency Department Ready for Pediatric Patients?
You know the drill. It’s 3 am. The emergency medical services (EMS) call comes in. They are…
Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly Well Attended in New York
ACEP and the American Academy of Pediatrics teamed up in late March to offer the Advanced Pediatric…
ACEP Supports Emergency Medical Services for Children Program
Nearly 30 million children receive emergency medical care each year. The federal Emergency Medical Services for Children…
Bougienage Good Alternative for Treating Retained Esophageal Coins
Children, for whatever reason, have a predilection for swallowing coins. Perhaps it’s the taste or that they’re…
How To Build a Substitute for a Hurst Dilator for Use in Bougienage
Hurst dilators are reusable, flexible silicone-based devices that are more commonly used for dilatation of benign esophageal…
C. Difficile, Monospot Tests Often Not Effective in Pediatric Patients
As educators, we love—and are always humbled by—those moments when we get to say, “I don’t know.”…
Rat-Bite Fever’s Non-Specific Symptoms Make Patient History Important for Diagnosis
The Case Chief complaint: fever and rash. I stare at the triage notes of the eight-year-old female…
Emergency Physician Dr. Nathan Kuppermann Honored for Work in Pediatric Emergency Care
At the 2015 Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly this month in New York City, Nathan Kuppermann, MD,…
