PEM studies, May 2012

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Pediatric Abdominal Pain: Use of Imaging in the Emergency Department in the United States from 1999 to 2007

(Radiology, abstract)

Ultrasound Evaluation of Skull Fractures in Children: A Feasibility Study

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Utility of Plain Radiographs in Detecting Traumatic Injuries of the Cervical Spine in Children

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Induction Dose of Propofol for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Challenging Assumptions About Uninsured Children in the Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Flumazenil Administration in Poisoned Pediatric Patients

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

REDUCE-PCP Study: Radiographs in the Emergency Department Utilization Criteria Evaluation-Pediatric Chest Pain

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Predictors of Ventricular Shunt Infection Among Children Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Evaluation of a Clinical Dehydration Scale in Children Requiring Intravenous Rehydration

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Serum S100B Determination in the Management of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

(Clin Chem, abstract)

Toxico-Surveillance of Infant and Toddler Poisonings in the United States

(J Med Toxicol, abstract)

Factors influencing neurological outcome of children with bacterial meningitis at the emergency department

(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)

Acute evaluation of pediatric patients with minor traumatic brain injury

(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)

Effectiveness of high fidelity video-assisted real-time simulation: a comparison of three training methods for acute pediatric emergencies

(Int J Pediatr, abstract)

Nasopharyngeal Lactate Dehydrogenase Concentrations Predict Bronchiolitis Severity in a Prospective Multicenter Emergency Department Study

(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)

Current practices for paediatric procedural sedation and analgesia in emergency departments: results of a nationwide survey in Korea

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

More Codeine Fatalities After Tonsillectomy in North American Children

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Fatal and Near-Fatal Asthma in Children: The Critical Care Perspective

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Clinical Manifestations in Children With Ruptured Appendicitis

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Serum Procalcitonin Concentration in the Evaluation of Febrile Infants 2 to 60 Days of Age

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Increased Incidence of Perforated Appendicitis in Children With Obesity

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Bacteremic Pneumococcal Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Italy

(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)

Do children with Bell's palsy benefit from steroid treatment? A systematic review

(Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, abstract)

Clinical Presentation of Intoxication Due to Synthetic Cannabinoids

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Pediatric All-Terrain Vehicle Trauma: The Epidemic Continues Unabated

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Cervical spine evaluation in pediatric trauma

(AJR Am J Roentgenol, abstract)

Youth Alcohol Use and Dating Abuse Victimization and Perpetration: A Test of the Relationships at the Daily Level in a Sample of Pediatric Emergency Department Patients Who Use Alcohol (J Interpers Violence, abstract)

Heliox in children with croup: a strategy to hasten improvement

(Air Med J, abstract)

Small-bore pigtail catheters for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young adolescents

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

Prevention of acute knee injuries in adolescent female football players: cluster randomised controlled trial

(BMJ, Full article)

Prevalence of Clinically Important Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma and Isolated Severe Injury Mechanisms

(Arch Pediatr  Adolesc Med, abstract)

WIC Participation and Attenuation of Stress-Related Child Health Risks of Household Food Insecurity and Caregiver Depressive Symptoms

(Arch Pediatr  Adolesc Med, abstract)

Large-Scale Validation of the Centor and McIsaac Scores to Predict Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

(Arch Intern Med, abstract)

Management of the Child after Enema-Reduced Intussusception: Hospital or Home?

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

Youth Alcohol Use and Dating Abuse Victimization and Perpetration: A Test of the Relationships at the Daily Level in a Sample of Pediatric Emergency Department Patients Who Use Alcohol (J Interpers Violenceú, abstract)

Accidental hypothermia

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Utility of Plain Radiographs in Detecting Traumatic Injuries of the Cervical Spine in Children

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Increasing Computed Tomography Use for Patients With Appendicitis and Discrepancies in Pain Management Between Adults and Children: An Analysis of the NHAMCS

(Ann Emerg Care, abstract)

Oral Dimenhydrinate Versus Placebo in Children With Gastroenteritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Rapid viral diagnosis for acute febrile respiratory illness in children in the Emergency Department

(Cochrane Database Syst Rev, abstract)

Role of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Severe Infection in Pediatric Patients with Fever and Neutropenia - A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)

Injuries Associated With Bottles, Pacifiers, and Sippy Cups in the United States, 1991-2010

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 1990-2009

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Pediatric monteggia fractures: a single-center study of the management of 40 patients

(J Pediatr Orthop, abstract)

Ability of Emergency Ultrasonography to Detect Pediatric Skull Fractures: A Prospective, Observational Study

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

Orthostatic Hypotension in Children with Acute Febrile Illness

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

Emergency management of hypertension in children

(Int J Nephrol, full article)

Diagnostic work-up and therapeutic options in management of pediatric status epilepticus

(World J Pediatr, abstract)

Leukotriene receptor antagonists in addition to usual care for acute asthma in adults and children

(Cochrane Database Syst Rev, abstract)

Follow-Up Care after an Emergency Department Visit for Asthma and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization in a Universal-Access Healthcare System

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Below-elbow cast for metaphyseal both-bone fractures of the distal forearm in children: A randomised multicentre study

(Injury, abstract)

Prospective Multicenter Study of Viral Etiology and Hospital Length of Stay in Children With Severe Bronchiolitis

(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, abstract)

Prevalence of Retinal Hemorrhages in Critically Ill Children

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Hypertonic Saline and Acute Wheezing in Preschool Children

(Pediatrics, abstract)

EVENDOL, a new behavioral pain scale for children ages 0 to 7years in the emergency department: design and validation

(Pain, abstract)

Evolution of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support course: Enhanced learning with a new debriefing tool and Web-based module for Pediatric Advanced Life Support instructors

(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)

Evaluation of a new pediatric intraosseous needle insertion device for low-resource settings

(J Pediatr Surg, abstract)

Racial disparities in testing for sexually transmitted infections in the emergency department

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

A Medical Simulation-based Educational Intervention for Emergency Medicine Residents in Neonatal Resuscitation

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

The association between insurance status and emergency department disposition of injured california children

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Children injured by violence in the United States: emergency department utilization, 2000-2008

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Prevention of propofol-induced pain in children: pretreatment with small doses of ketamine

(J Clin Anesth, abstract)

Pleural disease in the emergency department

(Emerg Med Clin North Am, abstract)

Common pediatric respiratory emergencies

(Emerg Med Clin North Am, abstract)

A Review of a Paediatric Emergency Department Vaccination Programme for Patients at Risk of Allergy/Anaphylaxis

(Acta Paediatr, abstract)

Blunt Head Trauma in Children in a Community Health Care Setting: Outcomes and Variables Associated with the Use of Computed Tomography

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Noradrenaline use for septic shock in children: doses, routes of administration and complications

(Acta Paediatr, abstract)