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…
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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...
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,…
Measles Outbreak Highlights the Need for Infectious Disease Containment Protocols in the Emergency Department
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders are challenged to develop a rational and consistent approach to patients…
Should Emergency Physicians Try Antipyretic Therapy to Prevent Recurrence of Febrile Seizures?
Case A 2-year-old boy presents to the emergency department via ambulance after a brief tonic-clonic seizure. He…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Trend Data Help Physicians Anticipate Operational Management Needs
Do you know the national utilization trends for emergency department services? Do you know what you will…