Administration Emergency Department Infectious Diseases 
PEMBlog
MARCH 4, 2025
Transcript Note: This transcript was partially completed with the use of the Descript AI Welcome to PEMCurrents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. As always, I’m your host, Brad Sobolewski, and today we’re focusing on a pathogen that has been making waves in pediatric emergency departments across the country.
EM Literature of Note
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
These are each awful, of course, in their own way from a patient- and parent-oriented standpoint, but they’re also quite awful at the population level, overburdening limited pediatric and emergency department resources. “Nirsevimab and Acute Bronchiolitis Episodes in Pediatric Emergency Departments” [link] Tweet
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PulmCCM
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
This could inform responses in future infectious disease outbreaks; one key seems to be to ensure high titers of neutralizing antibody (at least 1:320 in this study) are present in donor plasma. The intervention took place in the emergency department, with device placement by ED physicians. Thromboelastometry (e.g.,
Don't Forget the Bubbles
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Whooping Cough: A Cyclical but Preventable Disease Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis , is another infectious disease experiencing a resurgence despite the availability of vaccines. These outbreaks increase the risk of imported cases in other regions, including the UK.
ACEP Now
MAY 10, 2024
3 A narrow spectrum antibiotic such as a single dose of fosfomycin in the emergency department is the way to go and has the added convenience of being a one and done solution that doesn’t require the patient to fill a prescription. Clinical Infectious Diseases. link] Cai T, Mazzoli S, Mondaini N, et al. 2018;219(1):40-51.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MARCH 18, 2023
Guest Skeptic: Dr. Marisu Rueda-Altez is a pediatric infectious disease fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. She is also the […] The post SGEM #397: Give a Little Bit…of Oseltamivir to Pediatric Patients Admitted with Influenza first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. JAMA Pediatr.
EMDocs
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
A) Administration of a 30 mL/kg bolus of normal saline B) Admission for intravenous vancomycin C) CT scan of the pelvis D) Emergency surgical consultation and broad-spectrum antibiotics Answer: D Fournier gangrene is necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal, genital, or perianal anatomy. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Ann Emerg Med.
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