Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

used BNP in the emergency department to differentiate heart failure from respiratory causes in infants and children with heart failure and those with no past medical history. S – seizure or shock – most commonly septic, but can be any type: cardiogenic, bstructive, hypovolemic, distributive. Cardiology in the Young; 2013.

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Pediatrics Sepsis Shock Outcomes 52

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

2013-0421 Tighe M, Afzal NA, Bevan A, et al. This is sometimes misidentified as seizures. Now, in the pediatric emergency department, the diagnosis of reflux is primarily clinical. Maybe parents will have to thicken the feeds, but I do not recommend this in the emergency department. 2018;66(3):516-554.

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Ultrasounds Wellness 52

PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

Febrile Seizures are among the most common neurological problema in young children, occurring in 1 out of 50 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age. Febrile Seizure. Common variants associated with general and MMR vaccine-related febrile seizures. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2024.01.007.

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Seizures Pediatrics Wellness Emergency Department 59

EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Used for treatment of acutely symptomatic anxiety, muscle fasciculations, and seizures. Case Follow-up: The patient required benzodiazepine administration for seizure management and subsequent intubation for airway protection. Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report.

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Poisoning Airway Management Seizures PPE 94

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. Incidence and factors associated with cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management. Resuscitation 2013; 84(11): 1500 – 4. actors Associated with the Occurrence of Cardiac Arrest after Emergency Tracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department. Int J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 76

ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

A 9-month-old male presents to emergency department (ED) with his mother for seizure. The child was diagnosed with seizure disorder at 2 months of age and has had multiple visits to the emergency department (ED) for seizures. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association; 2013. Fifth Edition.

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Forensics Psychiatric Seizures Pediatrics 98

EMDocs

JUNE 14, 2023

Used for treatment of acutely symptomatic anxiety, muscle fasciculations, and seizures. Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report. Published 2013 Dec 9. He has been having difficulty walking and is having trouble manipulating tools he uses for work with his hands. BMC Res Notes.

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PPE Poisoning Seizures Emergency Department 82

EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Introduction: Neurologic emergencies are common in the Emergency Department (ED), and blood pressure management is critical to immediate management. 2013 Jul;44(7):1846-51. Epub 2013 May 23. ATACH-2 Trial Investigators and the Neurological Emergency Treatment Trials Network. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001212.

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Stroke Outcomes EMS Seizures 83

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Even as a Paramedic, in the early days, there was no analgesia, sedative (except for seizures), or anesthetic, to provide. In my opinion, hypnosis is a little-understood but potentially valuable technique for the emergency department. Why isn't hypnosis used more in emergency departments? PMCID: PMC2417820.

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Emergency Nursing Seizures 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. Pearls and Pitfalls CT Angiography has become a more readily available tool for diagnosis in the emergency department though requires an understanding of its specific uses and indications.

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Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 9, 2023

focussed on emergency departments. A 13-year-old girl came to the ED with an unprecedented, prolonged seizure. When she arrived in the department, the seizure had stopped. 2018) Bad manners in the Emergency Department: Incivility among doctors PLOS ONE [link] Lasater K, Mood L, Buchwach D.

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Seizures Incident Reporting Research Emergency Department 116

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Initial echocardiogram (ECG) on arrival (see figure 2) to our emergency department revealed normal sinus rhythm, mild interventricular conduction delay (RSR’), and possible right ventricular hypertrophy. 3-6 Additional features include first-degree atrioventricular block, atrial arrhythmias, nocturnal agonal breathing, and seizures.

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Pediatrics EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52