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Percentages of the causes of chest pain in children and adolescents [11] Chest pain is relatively common in children and adolescents. Unlike adults, the cause is rarely cardiac. [2] Approximately 0.3% to 0.6% of emergency department visits by pediatric patients are for chest pain. The emergency department visits are consistent throughout the ...
On every chest film, read the abdominal portion as you would read an abdominal film. Knowledge of anatomy is the key to correct radiographic diagnosis. The airway should be visible on all normal chest films. A mass must be seen in two planes. An esophagram must be done on any child with unexplained respiratory disease.
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is an educational program in neonatal resuscitation that was developed and is maintained by the American Academy of Pediatrics. [1] This program focuses on basic resuscitation skills for newly born infants. [2]
Neonatal resuscitation guidelines closely resemble those of the pediatric basic and advanced life support. The main differences in training include an emphasis on positive pressure ventilation (PPV), updated timings on ventilation assistance rates, and some differences in the cardiac arrest chain of survival.
Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) is a course offered by the American Heart Association (AHA) for health care providers who take care of children and infants in the emergency room, critical care and intensive care units in the hospital, and out of hospital (emergency medical services (EMS)). The course teaches healthcare providers how to ...
Pediatric Basic Life Support (PBLS) is a rescue procedure which has purpose of preventing the anoxic brain damage by promoting the return of spontaneous circulation and breathing in cases of cardiac arrest. Unlike adult Basic Life Support (BLS), PBLS is dedicated to pediatric patients. It can be practiced by anyone without help of tools or ...
The European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome highlight new possibilities for early detection, and therefore treatment of IRDS. [8] The guidelines mention an easy to use rapid point-of-care predictive test that is now available [ 9 ] and how lung ultrasound, with appropriate training, expertise and ...
In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a clinical practice guideling recommending the replacement of ALTE with a new term, brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE). [2] The guidelines state that the term ALTE is still applicable with key differences between ALTE and BRUE.