Importance Procedural sedation for children undergoing painful procedures is standard
practice in emergency departments worldwide. Previous studies of emergency department …

Background: Pain is the most common reason for seeking health care in the Western world
and is a contributing factor in up to 80% of all emergency department (ED) visits. In the …

Importance Adult trauma centers (ATCs) have been shown to decrease injury mortality and
morbidity in major trauma, but a synthesis of evidence for pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) is …

Trauma is a leading cause of death in pediatrics. Currently, no medical treatment exists to
reduce mortality in the setting of pediatric trauma; however, this evidence does exist in adults. …

Importance It is not clear whether adherence to preprocedural fasting guidelines prevent
pulmonary aspiration and associated adverse outcomes during emergency department (ED) …

Background: A massive hemorrhage protocol (MHP) enables rapid delivery of blood components
in a patient who is exsanguinating pending definitive hemorrhage control, but there is …

Industry has created and aggressively marketed a product that is enticing to adolescents. E
cigarettes have sleek designs, desirable flavors and social acceptability with perceived …

BACKGROUND Observed variations in the management of pediatric solid organ injuries (SOIs)
may be due to difficulty in finding and integrating recommendations from multiple clinical …

Objective: To systematically review clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for pediatric multisystem
trauma, appraise their quality, synthesize the strength of recommendations and quality of …

Attention to establishing rapid vascular access and correcting hypothermia and acidosis is
essential. A judicious approach to crystalloid resuscitation in the bleeding pediatric trauma …