Excessive Use of Benzodiazepines Is a Risk Factor for Endotracheal Intubation in Children Who Present to Emergency With Prehospital Status Epilepticus.

Objectives: There is lack of evidence-based information on the use and timing of endotracheal intubation (ETI) in children with prehospital status epilepticus (SE).

Methods: The aim of this study was to investigate ETI use, timing, risk factors, and outcomes in children presenting to a single-center children's emergency (CE) with prehospital SE, over a 5-year period.

Results: A total of 118 events involving children presenting to CE with ongoing prehospital SE were included, and 39% (46/118) of the events required ETI.

COVID-19 vaccination-related attendance at a pediatric emergency department in Singapore among 12- to 18-year old adolescents.

Background: Singapore was one of the first countries to begin COVID-19 vaccination with the BNT162b2 vaccine for adolescents aged 12-18 years. This study evaluates the incidence of COVID-19 vaccine related attendances to a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) to understand post-vaccination health behaviors among adolescents.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of electronic medical records over a 4 month period, from the start of the adolescent vaccination drive to when more than 85% of this group had been fully vaccinated.