TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pediatric Considerations A1 - Soto, Fernando L. A1 - Vera, Ariel E. A2 - Farcy, David A. A2 - Chiu, William C. A2 - Marshall, John P. A2 - Osborn, Tiffany M. PY - 2016 T2 - Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e 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.1–3 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. However, there are certain anatomic, physiologic, developmental, and social considerations that are unique to this population and that 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, and the presentation of every critical condition in pediatric patients, is well outside the scope of this text. See Table 62-1 for a list of medications used in pediatric resuscitation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135704338 ER -