Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2005
Case ReportsTraumatic spinal epidural hematoma-unusual cause of torticollis in a child.
Traumatic spinal epidural hematoma is rare in children. The presentation could be nonspecific, leading to a delay in diagnosis. ⋯ Irritability and torticollis after a neck trauma in an afebrile child should alert to the possibility of spinal cord compression. Early imaging and early decompression will minimize morbidity.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2005
Multicenter StudyOutcome of out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest in children.
To analyze the characteristics and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest in children in Spain. ⋯ Mortality of out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest in children is high. When resuscitation is started soon by layperson or paramedics, survival is increased. Duration of resuscitation efforts is the best indicator of mortality. Most of survivors had good long-term neurologic outcome.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2005
Comparative StudyComparison of the epidemiology of human bites evaluated at three US pediatric emergency departments.
(1) Using clearly defined methods, provide a current assessment of the epidemiology of human bites sustained by pediatric patients evaluated at a pediatric ED; (2) Compare the frequency, demography, locations, and management of these injuries from the results of the current study to the 2 prior ED studies on pediatric human bites; and (3) Determine if the frequency of these injuries varies by year, gender, or body location. ⋯ Pediatric ED visits for human bites are infrequent and from the current study data, the frequency of visits for these injuries appears to be currently stable. Altercations may not be the main circumstances surrounding all pediatric human bites, yet altercations and human bites might be jointly associated with adolescence. The current study results suggest that most pediatric ED human bite patients are male, although males may not necessarily sustain human bites more frequently than females. Visits for human bite injuries may increase in frequency with age, in comparison to visits for other medical conditions.