TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Emergency Procedures A1 - McConnell, Stephen A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. A2 - Drigalla, Dorian A2 - Stephan, Maria PY - 2014 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine AB - Successful pedrformance of a variety of procedures may prove critical in management of patients throughout the pediatric age spectrum. Although the frequency of procedures performed in clinical practice will vary, the physician should feel confident in performance of the procedures, and have knowledge of the indications, contraindications, and alternative procedures. When possible and circumstances allow, obtain appropriate informed consent prior to beginning a procedure. The following procedures are described in detail: tube thoracostomy, cardioversion and defibrillation, cardiac pacing, pericardiocentesis, peripheral intravenous catheter placement, umbilical vessel catheterization, central venous access, venous cutdown, intraosseous access, arterial catheter placement, gastrostomy tube replacement, abscess incision and drainage, external auditory canal foreign body removal, nasal canal foreign body removal, epistaxis management, common dislocation reductions, arthrocentesis, lumbar puncture, and subprapubic bladder catheterization. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176571136 ER -