COVID-19 pandemicCITIES & townsCIVIL defenseThe COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over one million lives in the United States and has drastically changed how patients interact with the healthcare system. Emergency medical services (EMS) are essential for emergency response,...
In the case presented, it was strongly suspected that the mother administered medication to the child resulting in profound hypotension and bradycardia, falsely reported patient symptoms to medical staff, and withheld oral and gastrostomy feeds necessary for the child to grow. MSP is a form of ...
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, St Louis, MO. Purpose: Determine the utility of antibiotic (abx) in the management of skin abscess following I&D. Methods: This is a double-blind, randomized controlled trial at an urban pediatric emergency department. Sample size (161) was based on...
Objective: To examine factors associated with emergency department (ED) transport after hypoglycemia treated by emergency medical services (EMS) and assess the impact of ED transport on severe hypoglycemia recurrence.Research Design and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed electronic health records...