PEM studies, January 2008
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Simulation of In-Hospital Pediatric Medical Emergencies and Cardiopulmonary Arrests: Highlighting the Importance of the First 5 Minutes
(Pediatrics, full article)
Comparison of Buccal Midazolam With Rectal Diazepam in the Treatment of Prolonged Seizures in Ugandan Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Pediatrics, full article)
Young Children's Reactions to War-Related Stress: A Survey and Assessment of an Innovative Intervention
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Perceptual Reasons for Resistance to Change in the Emergency Department Use of Holding Chambers for Children With Asthma
(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)
Can analysis of the bispectral index prove helpful when monitoring titration of doses of midazolam and ketamine for sedation during paediatric cardiac catheterization
(Cardiol Young, abstract)
Etiology and Outcome of Acute Pancreatitis in Infants and Toddlers
(J Pediatr, abstract)
Brain Tumors in Children: Initial Symptoms and Their Influence on the Time Span Between Symptom Onset and Diagnosis
(J Child Neurol, abstract)
Delayed Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
(NEJM, abstract)
ED management of pediatric syncope: searching for a rationale
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Altered Antioxidant Status and Increased Lipid Peroxidation in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis Admitted to a Pediatric Emergency Service
(J Emerg Med, abstract)
Toward Early Identification of Acute Lung Injury in the Emergency Department
(J Investig Med, abstract)
Investigating the pharmacodynamics of ketamine in children
(Pediatr Anaesth, abstract)
Ketamine for procedural sedation and analgesia in pediatric emergency medicine: a UK perspective
(Pediatr Anaesth, abstract)
Effect of Emergency Department Care on Outcomes in Pediatric Trauma: What Approaches Make a Difference in Quality of Care?
(Pediatr Anaesth, abstract)
Neutrophil but not eosinophil inflammation is related to the severity of a first acute epidemic bronchiolitis in young infants
(Pediatr Allergy Immunol, abstract)
Predictors for Opioid Analgesia Administration in Children With Abdominal Pain Presenting to the Emergency Department
(Clin J Pain, abstract)
Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Meningococcal Glycoconjugate Vaccine in Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(JAMA, full article)
Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a randomised equivalency trial
(Lancet, abstract)
Vasopressin in catecholamine-refractory shock in children
(Anaesthesia, abstract)
The Utility of Serum C-Reactive Protein in Differentiating Bacterial from Nonbacterial Pneumonia in Children: A Meta-Analysis of 1230 Children
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)
Pediatric Upper Extremity Burns: Outcomes of Emergency Department Triage and Outpatient Management
(J Burn Care Res, abstract)
Hydrocortisone Therapy for Patients with Septic Shock
(NEJM, abstract)
Intensive Insulin Therapy and Pentastarch Resuscitation in Severe Sepsis
(NEJM, abstract)
Outcomes in Athletes with Marked ECG Repolarization Abnormalities
(NEJM, abstract)
Long-QT Syndrome
(NEJM, extract)
Fever without apparent source on clinical examination
(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)
The concept and practice of a wait-and-see approach to acute otitis media
(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)
Review of Treatment and Complications in 79 Children With Rattlesnake Bite
(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)
Not a NICE CT protocol for the acutely head injured child
(Clin Radiol, abstract)
Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diagnostic Performance of Contrast-enhanced US in Children—Initial Experience
(Radiology, abstract)
Computing effective doses to pediatric patients undergoing body CT examinations
(Pediatr Radiol, abstract)
Clinical signs that predict severe illness in children under age 2 months: a multicentre study
(Lancet, abstract)
A case of Commotio cordis in a young child caused by a fall
(Resuscitation, abstract)
Admission angiopoietin levels in children with septic shock
(Shock, abstract)
Primary Operative Management for Pediatric Empyema
(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, abstract)
Recombinant factor VIIa as an adjunct in nonoperative management of solid organ injuries in children
(J Pediatr Surg, abstract)
The Relationship Between Acute Mastoiditis and Antibiotic Use for Acute Otitis Media in Children
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, abstract)
Pharmacotherapy of asthma: What do the 2007 NAEPP guidelines say?
(Allergy Asthma Proc, abstract)
A review of ibuprofen and acetaminophen use in febrile children and the occurrence of asthma-related symptoms
(Clin Ther, abstract)
Is morphine exposure associated with acute chest syndrome in children with vaso-occlusive crisis of sickle cell disease A 6-year case-crossover study
(Clin Ther, abstract)
Demographic and Financial Implications of Pediatric Emergency Department Fracture Manipulation
(J Pediatr Orthop, abstract)
Brief screening for adolescent depressive symptoms in the emergency department
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
MOC-PSSM CME Article: Metacarpal Fractures
(Plast Reconstr Surg, abstract)
The Association of Overweight and Ankle Injuries in Children
(Ambul Pediatr, abstract)
Challenges in Enrollment of Minority, Pediatric, and Geriatric Patients in Emergency and Acute Care Clinical Research
(Ann Energ Med, abstract)
Croup
(NEJM, extract)