Evaluation and management of pediatric febrile seizures in the emergency department.

Febrile seizures are common in children, who are often brought to the nearest emergency department (ED). Patients who meet the case definition of simple febrile seizure are not at higher risk for serious bacterial illness than clinically similar febrile children who have not experienced a convulsion. Children who have had complex febrile seizures must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and treated with diagnostic and therapeutic measures based on the differential diagnosis.

Mass transfer of pediatric tertiary care hospital inpatients to a new location in under 12 hours: lessons learned and implications for disaster preparedness.

Objective: To report an experience with large-scale rapid transportation of hospitalized children, highlighting elements applicable to a disaster event.

Study Design: This was a retrospective study of the relocation of an entire pediatric inpatient population. Mitigation steps included postponement of elective procedures, implementation of planned discharges, and transfer of selected patients to satellite hospitals.

Interpreters: telephonic, in-person interpretation and bilingual providers.

Context: Language barriers affect health care interactions. Large, randomized studies of the relative efficacy of interpreter modalities have not been conducted.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of telephonic and in-person medical interpretation to visits with verified bilingual physicians.

Job market survey of recent pediatric emergency medicine fellowship graduates.

Objectives: The American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Emergency Medicine's Subcommittee on Administration developed a survey tool targeting recent pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship graduates to assess the current PEM job market in a variety of areas including (1) the new positions accepted, (2) perspectives of fellowship training, and (3) the relationship between PEM and general emergency medicine practice.

Methods: The 40-question internet-based survey was developed through www.surveymonkey.