Caregiver willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: Cross sectional survey.

Background: More than 100 COVID-19 vaccine candidates are in development since the SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence was published in January 2020. The uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine among children will be instrumental in limiting the spread of the disease as herd immunity may require vaccine coverage of up to 80% of the population. Prior history of pandemic vaccine coverage was as low as 40% among children in the United States during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.

Does Mentoring by Orthopedic Surgeons Improve Forearm Fracture Reduction Outcomes by Pediatric Emergency Physicians? Evaluation of a Process Improvement Intervention Program.

Background: Forearm fractures are among the most frequently encountered orthopedic injuries in children. The maintenance of satisfactory alignment can be problematic and postreduction displacement with resultant malunion can occur.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians' performance on forearm fracture reduction to determine the impact of a Process Improvement Intervention Program (PIIP) on postreduction displacement rates after initial reduction.

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Patients with Refractory Very Early Onset Ulcerative Colitis.

Recently, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been attracting attention as a possible medical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). A randomized controlled trial of FMT for children with UC is currently underway. Therapeutic effects of FMT for adults with UC remain controversial.

Avoiding diagnostic delay for mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB: do not overlook common clues such as wheezing and otitis media.

Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB (MPS IIIB) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder. In comparison to Hurler syndrome (MPS I) and Hunter syndrome (MPS II), characteristic facial and physical features tend to be milder and progression of neurological symptoms may initially be slower. Obvious neurological and behavioural symptoms may not appear until age 2-6 years, but once they begin, progression is relentless, leading to death by the early 20s.

Tracheoinnominate artery fistula: a rare and often fatal complication of indwelling tracheostomy tubes.

Fistula formation between the innominate artery and the trachea is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication after tracheostomy. Although surgery is the definitive treatment of tracheoinnominate artery fistula, the responsibility for making the proper diagnosis and stabilizing the patient before surgery often falls on the personnel in the emergency department. We describe the emergency department management of a 14-year-old girl with a tracheoinnominate artery fistula.

Do not get burned: preventing iatrogenic fires and burns in the emergency department.

Burns are a common emergency in children but are rarely sustained in the emergency department. While iatrogenic burns in the operating room have been detailed in the medical literature, there is little or no information on iatrogenic burns in the emergency department. We present 2 cases of patients who sustained burns in the emergency department and review the most common mechanisms for this to happen.