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Pediatric use of emergency departments
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 1989This cross-sectional survey examined the use of emergency services by children, from birth to 16 years of age, in two urban teaching hospitals. A retrospective chart survey design was used to obtain data on the prevalence of types of patient problems; the pattern of use, including time of day and day of week; and decisions regarding patient disposition.
R, Weir, E, Rideout, J, Crook
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Pediatric emergency department analgesic practice
Pediatric Emergency Care, 1997To review recent acute pain management care issues in a pediatric emergency department (ED) in order to identify opportunities for a performance improvement program.Descriptive, retrospective chart review.Urban pediatric hospital ED.Between January 1 and December 31, 1994 consecutive patients identified by ED chart review with the following three acute
L R, Friedland +2 more
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Security in pediatric emergency departments
Pediatric Emergency Care, 1995With increasing emergency department (ED) violence, security in pediatric EDs is an important concern. The objective of this study was to document current security measures taken in pediatric EDs in the United States. A telephone survey of the security director or designee in the 42 children's hospitals in the United States with over 150 beds was ...
C J, Graham, S, Shirm
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Pediatric Preparedness of the Emergency Departments
Pediatric Emergency Care, 2020Objectives Emergency departments (EDs) varied in their preparedness to provide pediatric emergency care, with mortality rates being higher when EDs were unprepared. Guidelines are available to aid EDs in their preparedness. We aimed to determine the preparedness of EDs in our healthcare cluster using the guidelines from the ...
Peck Har, Ang +3 more
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Pediatric Preparedness of Lebanese Emergency Departments
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013The pediatric preparedness of Lebanese Emergency Departments (EDs) has not been evaluated.To describe the number, regional location, and characteristics of EDs in Lebanon providing care to children and to describe the staffing, equipment, and support services of these EDs.We surveyed hospitals in Lebanon caring for children in an ED setting between ...
Rasha D, Sawaya +4 more
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Pseudoseizures in the pediatric emergency department
Pediatric Emergency Care, 1996We report 10 cases of children with pseudoseizures who presented to a pediatric emergency department. Half of the patients were teenagers and seven were female. None of the patients had incontinence, and none was injured during the "seizure." All but one patient had invasive procedures or laboratory tests performed in the emergency department, and six ...
S M, Selbst, R, Clancy
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Advances in Pediatric Emergency Department Procedures
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1991Pediatric procedures in the Emergency Department typically involve techniques for stabilization, evaluation, and treatment of the child. This article considers indications and techniques for vascular access, lumbar puncture, arterial lines, pulse oximetry, and urine collection. Multiple routes of medication administration and pain management modalities
R, Miller, T, Leno
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Pediatric headaches in the emergency department
Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2006Headache is a common presenting complaint in the pediatric emergency department. Although the majority of headaches are benign in nature, headache may be secondary to more serious pathology, such as tumor, meningitis, hemorrhage, or brain abscess. A systematic history will elicit the temporal pattern of the headache, guiding the development of an ...
Erik, Schobitz +2 more
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Violence in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1994To identify the frequency of violence and the perception of safety in pediatric emergency departments.Descriptive, cross-sectional survey of directors of pediatric EDs with fellowship programs.University-based urban pediatric EDs.Forty-seven pediatric ED directors were surveyed, with 94% responding.More than three-fourths of those responding reported ...
C M, McAneney, K N, Shaw
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Emergency department management of pediatric migraine
Pediatric Emergency Care, 2000Migraine is a common pediatric emergency department problem. Since its pathophysiology is unclear and possibly multifactorial, a single treatment strategy is unlikely to be successful for all patients. A specific treatment that has been successful for a particular patient should be strongly considered.
B, Bulloch, M, Tenenbein
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