Pica
Growing up, we all knew “the kid who eats dirt” and if you don’t remember “the kid,” it is likely because you were that kid. And look at you now… you’ve grown up so nicely. So how can eating dirt…
Category Environmental
Apparent Life-Threatening Event
Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE) Being specialists of emergencies we are facile with managing events that have the potential to threaten a person’s life. It is interesting, then, that when a child presents to the ED with an Apparent Life-Threatening Event…
Head Lice – That Lousy Louse!
No, Lice does not constitute a medical emergency… you know that… I know that… but parents will freak out if they are concerned that their child might have lice. So, that will, inevitably, lead them to the nearest care-provider…
Popsicle Panniculitis
Many management algorithms in the Pediatric ED have “Administration of Ice Popsicle” as the main nodal decision point and therapeutic maneuver. Some days I feel like a drug dealer as I continually offer free Ice Pops to the little…
Childhood Injury – Still the leading cause of Mortality!
We are all keenly aware that accidental injuries are the most significant cause of childhood mortality. It is this fact that keeps us all busy in our clinical settings… and is also what frightens us parents of children the…
Cervical Spine Injury and Submersion Injuries
I’m not sure if you have noticed, but the weather is starting to get a little warm. It almost makes you want to go swimming… and that brings to mind the second leading cause of accidental deaths in pediatric…
Pediatric Obesity – just when you thought your job was difficult enough…
We all realize that obesity plays a tremendous role in the health of adults (associated with more comorbidities, more complications, and makes management more difficult). Unfortunately, this reality is becoming more prevalent on the pediatric side of the ED…