RT Book, Section
A1 Jones, Thomas R.
A2 Stone, C. Keith
A2 Humphries, Roger L.
A2 Drigalla, Dorian
A2 Stephan, Maria
SR Print(0)
ID 1106018355
T1 Approach to the Pediatric Emergency Department Patient
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071799454
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106018355
RD 2024/04/18
AB It  is  important  for  the  emergency  physician  to  be  capable  of  managing  pediatric  emergencies  when  they  present.  Children  are  a  unique  and  significant  subset  of  patients  presenting  to  the  emergency  department.  In  2010  the  Center  for  Disease  Control  (CDC)  database  reported  a  total  of  129.8  million  emergency  department  visits  in  the  United  States:  25.5  million  visits  were  patients  younger  than  15  years,  and  an  additional  20.7  million  visits  were  patients  between  15  and  24  years.  The  emergency  physician  should  be  prepared  to  care  for  pediatric  emergencies,  whether  they  present  to  a  children’s  hospital,  tertiary  referral  center,  or  community  hospital.  Additionally,  the  presenting  child  at  an  adult  hospital  may  develop  an  airway  problem,  acute  allergic  reaction,  or  other  life-threatening  event.