Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Another change is the CDC approved the use of IV artesunate for malaria treatment in the US in May 2022. This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023). vivax and P. vivax and P.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 281

PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Garcia T, Florin TA, Leonard J, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Wallihan R, Desai AP, Alter S, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Keaton M, Yun KW, Leber AL, Mejias A, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Ambroggio L; Childrens Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP). Clinical Features and Management Strategies in Children With Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Pediatrics Military CDC Hospitals 94

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. There are at least 600 TBI-related hospitalizations and 175 TBI-related deaths per day. Prehosp Emerg Care. Accessed 2022, [link].

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Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation Pediatrics 98

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

1 In severe cases altered mental status, seizures, coma, or even death have been observed. Under their recommendation, the patient was admitted to the hospital for observation on an intravenous dextrose infusion. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Franco is an emergency medicine attending physician at St. Toxicology Rep.

Poisoning 40

Poisoning Administration Documentation/Coding Urgent Care 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

These include, but are not limited to the following: · Persons dying within 24 hours of admission to the hospital, or not medically attended by a physician within 24-hours of the time of death, unless the attending physician has established a natural cause of death. · Searchable statute from commercial site. Accessed 07/25/2016.

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Documentation/Coding Forensics CDC Fractures 40

PEMBlog

JULY 10, 2024

My name is Emily Labudde, and I’m a third year pediatric resident at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and I’ll be starting fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine this summer at Emory University Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. I’m going to pass the mic to you, Emily. Thank you, Jen.

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Pediatrics CDC Seizures Emergency Department 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. This post focuses on pain management for benign headaches.

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105