Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialSafety of high-concentration nitrous oxide by nasal mask for pediatric procedural sedation: experience with 7802 cases.
Nitrous oxide is an effective sedative/analgesic for mildly to moderately painful pediatric procedures. This study evaluated the safety of nitrous oxide administered at high concentration (up to 70%) for procedural sedation. ⋯ Nitrous oxide can be safely administered at up to 70% concentration by nasal mask for pediatric procedural sedation, particularly for short (<15 minutes) procedures. Nitrous oxide seems safe for children of all ages.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2011
Multicenter StudyThe association between crowding and mortality in admitted pediatric patients from mixed adult-pediatric emergency departments in Korea.
We aimed to investigate the effect of crowding on the hospital mortality of pediatric patients from adult-pediatric mixed emergency departments (EDs). ⋯ The ED crowding was associated with increased hazard for hospital mortality for pediatric patients in mixed EDs.
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Pediatric emergency care · Sep 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyH1N1 hemagglutinin-inhibition seroprevalence in Emergency Department Health Care workers after the first wave of the 2009 influenza pandemic.
The 2009 H1N1 pandemic (H1N1pdm) virus has been associated with high rates of asymptomatic infections. Existing influenza infection control policies do not address potential transmission through exposure to asymptomatic infected individuals in health care settings. We conducted a seroprevalence study of H1N1pdm infection to determine whether health care workers (HCWs) in the emergency department showed increased evidence of infection during the first wave of the pandemic than that previously reported in adults in the community. ⋯ The higher serodetection rates in adults observed in the current study suggest potentially significantly more frequent infections in HCWs than in the general population. Further investigations are needed to ascertain the relative incidence of influenza infections in HCWs and non-HCWs, to study influenza transmission by asymptomatic infected subjects and ascertain the burden of such transmission in health care settings.
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Pediatric emergency care · Sep 2011
Multicenter StudyBeliefs and practices of pediatric emergency physicians and nurses regarding counseling alcohol-using adolescents: can counseling practice be predicted?
The objectives of the study were to investigate the attitudes and practices of pediatric emergency department (PED) physicians (MDs), MD extenders (MD's assistants [PAs], nurse practitioners [NPs]), and nurses (RNs) regarding their counseling of alcohol-using adolescent PED patients and to determine which, if any, PED clinician characteristics predict current counseling practice. ⋯ Pediatric ED MDs/PAs/NPs differ significantly from PED RNs in their counseling training, experience, and practice. These findings have important implications for the training and support necessary to successfully implement PED counseling. Specifically, formal training in counseling during professional schooling and garnering counseling experience after completing training may be critical factors in promoting PED counseling.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative Study"Inappropriate" pediatric emergency medical services utilization redefined.
Previous reports on emergency medical services (EMS) transportation of pediatric patients have demonstrated a high rate of overutilization. However, there is also a concern that pediatric patients may underutilize EMS for emergencies that might benefit from EMS. This article compares EMS utilization rate between adult and pediatric patients for high-acuity patients and for the most common reasons for transport. ⋯ As compared with adults, pediatric patients are less likely to utilize EMS for transport to the hospital for both routine and emergent complaints. The definition of inappropriate utilization of EMS for pediatric transport, which has largely focused on inappropriate overutilization, should also incorporate the potential of underutilization for critical patients.