RT Book, Section
A1 Soto, Fernando L.
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Flaxman, Alex
A2 Marshall, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 55816275
T1 Chapter 51. Pediatric Considerations
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162824-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55816275
RD 2024/04/20
AB Pediatric  visits  account  for  20–25%  of  visits  to  emergency  departments  in  the  United  States.  Most  of  these  encounters  will  occur  in  general  emergency  departments,  which  may  have  limited  capabilities  to  care  for  the  critically  ill  child.1,2  The  priorities  in  the  assessment  and  management  of  the  pediatric  patient  are  similar  to  those  of  the  adult  patient.  The  quoted  ABCs  of  airway,  breathing,  and  circulation  still  apply  and  are  first  and  foremost  in  the  evaluation  of  the  young  infant  and  child.  There  are  certain  anatomic,  physiologic,  developmental,  and  social  considerations  that  are  unique  to  this  population  and  must  be  taken  into  account  during  the  evaluation  and  treatment.  This  chapter  will  focus  on  the  key  differences  in  the  treatment  of  the  critically  ill  child.  A  complete  discussion  of  the  many  procedures,  as  well  as  the  presentation  of  every  critical  condition  in  pediatric  patients,  is  well  outside  the  scope  of  this  text.  See  Table  51-1  for  a  list  of  medications  used  in  pediatric  resuscitation.