La Revue du praticien
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Respiratory distress in childhood is a frequent cause of admission to the emergency department. The initial management requires a rapid clinical evaluation in order to initiate appropriate interventions, which will improve respiratory status, and avoid cardiac arrest and hypoxic encephalopathy. ⋯ The diagnostic of an inhaled foreign body must always be suspected. Prevention is based upon information given to families, as well as the medical community, which often minimises the seriousness of inhalation hazards.
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Acute abdominal pain is frequent and often distressing. This symptom must start a clinical investigation with mostly questioning and abdominal palpation for correct diagnosis and decision making. Half of the patients have either appendicitis or non-specific abdominal pain.