Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

2013 Sep 4; 89(3): 527–530. PMID: 23857021 Centers for Disease Control. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 44 (2021) 102196. References Arends JE, Oosterheert JJ, Kraaij-Dirkzwager MM, Kaan JA, Fanoy EB, Haas PJ, Scholte EJ, Kortebeek LM, Sankatsing SUC. Am J Trop Med Hyg. June 28, 2023.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Transfusion Decisions in Severe Anaemia Reducing child mortality remains high on the global health agenda. Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. However, there is a huge variation in transfusion practice globally.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Since the introduction of the Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy, from 2013 to the end of October 2024, there have been 31 deaths in infants under 3 months with confirmed Pertussis (eleven of which occurred in 2025). The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 37(3):p 202-205, March 2018. Ann Intensive Care. Pediatrics.

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MARCH 24, 2025

7 The disease spreads primarily through unprotected sexual contact, sharing of contaminated needles, blood transfusions, and from mother to child during childbirth or breastfeeding. 9 Historically, the management of HIV and its complications was primarily the domain of primary care and infectious disease (ID) specialists.

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