Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2022
ReviewLiquid Nicotine, E-Cigarettes, and Vaping: Information for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Provider.
E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are electronic nicotine delivery systems that are marketed as a healthier alternative to tobacco cigarettes. There has been an exponential increase in their use among youth since their introduction to the United States market in 2007. ⋯ Recent US Food and Drug Administration and other federal regulations of e-cigarettes have attempted to limit availability to youth. This article reviews trends in e-cigarette use among youth, the background and mechanism of action of e-cigarettes, liquid nicotine toxicity, management of liquid nicotine toxicity, and recent policy updates regarding e-cigarettes.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2022
ReviewPolyembolokoilamania in Child Sexual Abuse: Physical Examination Findings After Abusive Foreign Body Insertion and Literature Summary.
To characterize the physical examination findings in children and adolescents who disclosed insertion of an object into their bodies as part of their sexual abuse history and to identify how this population compares to similar cases described in the published literature. ⋯ This article further supports the literature reflecting the overall rarity of abnormal anogenital findings in the clinical assessment for sexual abuse.