Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2020
Utilization of a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Reduce Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure in the Urgent Care Setting.
Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) may facilitate caregiver tobacco screening and counseling by pediatric urgent care (UC) nurses. ⋯ An electronic health record-embedded CDSS was feasible to incorporate into busy UC nurses' workloads and was associated with encouraging changes in the smoking behavior of caregivers. More research on the use of CDSS to screen and counsel caregivers who smoke in the UC and other acute care settings is warranted.
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Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2020
Multicenter StudyCOVID-19: Transatlantic Declines in Pediatric Emergency Admissions.
This cross-sectional study looked at the impact of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric emergency department (PED) attendances and admissions (as a proxy for severity of illness) in the United States and United Kingdom. ⋯ Although the absolute numbers of children and adolescents attending the PED and being admitted decreased after lockdown, the acuity of illness of those attending appears to be higher.
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Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2020
Trends in Severe Pediatric Emergency Conditions in a National Cohort, 2008 to 2014.
The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and recent trends in serious pediatric emergency conditions. ⋯ The most common serious condition in children presenting to United States emergency departments is serious respiratory disease. Anaphylaxis is the fastest increasing serious condition. Additional research attention to these diagnoses is warranted.
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Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2020
Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Low-Income Families With Young Children by Race/Ethnicity and Primary Language.
The aim of this study was to examine the existence of racial/ethnic and language disparities in asthma-related emergency department (ED) initial and return visits among young children in low-income families in California. ⋯ The findings suggest that racial/ethnic and language disparities exist in eventual asthma-related hospitalizations and repeat ED visits. Continued research is needed to understand the existence of these differences and to inform future comprehensive and linguistically appropriate asthma interventions for children in low-income families.