Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Emergency Department Use for Asthma
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2020 Pediatric asthma exacerbations frequently result in emergency department (ED) visits (1). To mitigate the rapid spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (1, 2), Massachusetts declared a state of emergency on March 10, schools and childcare facilities ...
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A novel streamlined trauma response team training improves imaging efficiency for pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients [PDF]
, 2019 Background/purpose The morbidity and mortality of children with traumatic injuries are directly related to the time to definitive management of their injuries.
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It’s In The Bag: Tidal Volumes in Adult and Pediatric Bag Valve Masks [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: A bag valve mask (BVM) is a life saving device used by all levels of health care professionals during resuscitative care. We focus most of our time optimizing the patient’s position, firmly securing the mask, and frequency of ventilations ...
Dafilou, Benjamin +3 more
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Parent Therapeutic Education on Antibiotics to Improve Parent Satisfaction and Attitudes in a Pediatric Emergency Department [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To evaluate therapeutic education delivered in a pediatric emergency department to improve parents’ satisfaction and attitudes about judicious antibiotic use.
Alberti, Corinne +8 more
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Virtual care in the pediatric emergency department: a new way of doing business?
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 To understand the feasibility, utilization rate, and satisfaction of the first Virtual Pediatric ED (V-PED) in Canada. We conducted a prospective cohort study examining the feasibility and impact of virtual care as an adjunct to in-person emergency care ...
S. Reid, M. Bhatt, R. Zemek, S. Tse
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Not all roses are sweet—Pediatric ependymoma
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2023 Ependymomas are rare malignant neoplasms that originate from radial glial cells within the central nervous system. Within pediatric central nervous tumors, ependymomas constitute the third most common entity with the majority occurring within the ...
George V. Koshy +2 more
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Trends in Pediatrics, 2022 Objective: Emergency departments are becoming increasingly crowded. Analyzing patients who refuse treatment in the emergency department is crucial to improve the quality of care and reduce overcrowding.
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Current state of antimicrobial stewardship in children’s hospital emergency departments [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) effectively optimize antibiotic use for inpatients; however, the extent of emergency department (ED) involvement in ASPs has not been described.
Dayan, Peter S +7 more
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A Playroom Internal Waiting Area Improves Productivity in the Pediatric Emergency Department [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Pediatric emergency department (PED) volume is often constrained by the number of available treatment rooms. In many PEDs patients occupy treatment rooms while awaiting test results or imaging, thereby delaying care for patients who arrive ...
Denno, Jennifer, Walsh, Paul
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Factors associated with satisfaction with pediatric emergency department services in Korea: analysis of Korea Health Panel Data 2010 to 2012 [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2018 Objective We aimed to investigate the factors related to satisfaction with the pediatric emergency department service in Korea. Methods This study examined data from the Korea Health Panel Data from 2010 to 2012.
Kyeong Jae Lee +8 more
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