Outcomes of children transferred to a pediatric trauma center after blunt abdominal trauma: A 10-year experience.

Background: Most injured children are initially seen at non-pediatric hospitals, then transferred to a pediatric trauma center for definitive care. Published outcomes of transferred children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) are sparse. Our objective is to describe this population and their disposition at a pediatric trauma center.

Assessing the New Norm: A Simulation Study to Assess Pediatric Emergency Physician Success in Critical Procedures With an Air Purifying Respirator.

Introduction: Physicians caring for patients with COVID-19 are at high risk for contracting the disease, thus, significant emphasis has been placed on personal protective equipment (PPE). The study aims to assess the impact of advanced PPE across 4 common procedures: endotracheal intubation, bag-valve mask ventilation, intraosseous (IO) insertion, and lumbar puncture (LP) performed by pediatric emergency physicians.

Method: Physicians performed the procedures in a simulated environment.

Decreasing review and notification times of genital and urine cultures in a pediatric emergency department: An observational before and after study.

Objectives: The review of positive culture results by clinical pharmacists in pediatric patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) has not been described. This study aimed to compare review and family notification times of genital and urine cultures before and after initiation of review of positive cultures by clinical pharmacists in a pediatric ED.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of charts for the study period of 1 year before and 1 year after initiation of review of positive cultures by clinical pharmacists.

Does a prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score predict pediatric outcomes?

Background: Although the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is widely used by medical professionals to evaluate and predict neurological outcomes, studies using the prehospital (P) GCS score to predict neurological outcomes in children are few.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the agreement between the P GCS score and the emergency department (ED) GCS score, and the association between P GCS score and outcomes at hospital discharge in pediatric patients 5 to 18 years of age.

Methods: Medical record review of children 5 to 18 years old with traumatic brain injury (TBI) was conducted.