What happens when your pediatric emergency department gets the call: a school bus rollover, 30 children involved, injuries unknown? That’s the question we posed to Dr. Matt Harris, PEM physician at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, EMS medical director, and seasoned emergency planner. In this episode of Doctors Are People Too, Dr. Harris walks us through […]
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This RSV season was different. Not because RSV disappeared—it didn’t. Not because the ED was quiet—it wasn’t. But for the first time, we had tools to protect babies before they got sick. And based on newly published CDC data, those tools worked. 📉 What Changed This Year? The CDC compared hospitalization data for kids <5
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Constipation is a common issue that we encounter in the pediatric emergency department. It’s important to distinguish between different types of constipation and understand the best approaches to treatment. Here’s an evidence-based review of pediatric constipation, focusing on what matters most in the ED and when to image. 🚩 Red Flags 📸 Imaging in the
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Introduction Recognizing the Signs Early: Critically ill neonates with ductal-dependent congenital heart disease (CHD) often present with subtle signs that can be easily missed. Symptoms like poor feeding, lethargy, cyanosis, and tachypnea in the first few weeks of life should immediately raise concern for a cardiac issue. Central cyanosis (involving the lips, tongue, or mucosa)
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While respiratory illnesses like asthma and bronchiolitis are often the “bread and butter” of the Pediatric ER, drug overdoses and poisonings are rising at an alarming rate. Between 2019 and 2020, overdose-related deaths among children and adolescents surged by over 80%, making poisonings the third leading cause of death in this population—behind firearms and motor
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