Pediatrics
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Drug selection, timing for refractory convulsive status epilepticus need improvement
Major finding: Median time to first benzodiazepine drug was 30 minutes, versus a recommended time of 0-5 minutes.Data source: An observational...
Practice Economics
Handoff intervention cuts medical errors in hospitalized children
Major finding: The rate of medical errors decreased from 33.8/100 to 18.3/100 admissions after the handoff intervention was implemented, and the...
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FDA updates clobazam label to reflect risk of severe skin reactions
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Ready or not? Most ICUs not as prepared for disaster as they think
Major finding: Although 78% of ICU staff had never performed a vertical ICU evacuation drill, only 23% admitted to feeling "inadequately trained"...
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Age, atraumatic etiology, fever predict admission for limp
Major finding: Fracture and infection were the most common reasons for admission (36% and 27%).Data source: A retrospective investigation of ED...
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Pediatric firearm injuries vary by age
Major finding: Children aged 14 years and under who experience firearm-related injury are more likely than are older children to be shot at home....
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Neonatal Seizure: Sepsis or Toxic Syndrome?
A mother presents to the ED with her 4-day-old daughter after observing abnormal jerking movements of the neonate’s upper extremities.
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Bicycle helmet use remains low, varies by ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Major finding: Only 11.3% of children injured in bicycle accidents were wearing a helmet (35.2%, 7.0%, 6.0%, and 4.2% of white, Asian, black, and...
Conference Coverage
‘Supermagnet’ ingestion injuries remain a concern
Major finding: A total of 94 cases of supermagnet ingestion occurred in children between April 1, 2001, and Dec. 21, 2012, at one institution.Data...
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Repeat CT selectively in children with traumatic brain injuries
Major finding: Two of 106 children with mild TBI who had repeat CT scans underwent craniotomy (2%), 1 of whom had worsening clinical symptoms.Data...