Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2009
The utility of bedside ultrasonography in identifying fractures and guiding fracture reduction in children.
To compare bedside ultrasonography (BUS) to radiography for identifying long bone fractures, the need for reduction, and the adequacy of reduction. ⋯ These data suggest that BUS evaluation of upper extremity injuries not involving joints maybe comparable to radiography for identifying fractures, the need for reduction, and the adequacy of reduction in children. If further investigations which include a larger number of lower extremity, growth plate, and joint injuries support our findings, BUS may gain a more prominent role in managing children with all long bone injuries.
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2009
Comparative StudyParental knowledge and perceptions of fever in children and fever management practices: differences between parents of children with and without a history of febrile seizures.
The aim of this study was to compare maternal knowledge and perceptions of fever, fever management practices, and information sources of mothers of children with and without a history of febrile seizures. ⋯ Mothers of children with a history of febrile seizures demonstrated a higher rate of accuracy in their knowledge of fever than those in the other group. Mothers of children with a history of febrile seizures used personal communication, whereas those in the other group relied on mass communication for health information. Providing accurate information to family members is essential to provide mothers with both accurate information and emotional support.
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2009
What brings newborns to the emergency department?: a 1-year study.
Characterization of newborn visits to the pediatric emergency department (PED). Analysis of the main illnesses and establishment of association between certain conditions and severity of diseases. ⋯ Most PED visits were because of nonserious diseases, mainly because of insufficient caretaker knowledge and information. This highlights the great need for caretakers' education by health staff. It is also important that physicians are aware of the main illnesses in the newborn period and know how to correctly identify the conditions associated to serious pathology.
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2009
Case ReportsHemolytic anemia induced by ingestion of paradichlorobenzene mothballs.
Hemolytic anemia and methemoglobinemia are well-known adverse effects that follow ingestion of naphthalene mothballs. They are only rarely reported in association with ingestion of paradichlorobenzene mothballs. An asymptomatic boy presented to our pediatric emergency department after ingesting paradichlorobenzene mothballs. Three daysafter the ingestion, the boy returned with hemolysis and mild methemoglobinemia.