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Review
. 2014 Nov;32(4):939-54.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.07.013. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

Pediatric critical care

Emily Rose  1 , Ilene Claudius  2
Affiliations
Review

Pediatric critical care

Emily Rose et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Care of the ill and injured child requires knowledge of unique pediatric anatomic and physiologic differences. Subtleties in presentation and pathophysiologic differences impact management. This article discusses pediatric resuscitation, the presentation and management of common childhood illness, pediatric trauma, and common procedures required in the critically ill child.

Keywords: Difficult airway; Intraosseous access; Needle cricothyrotomy; Rapid sequence intubation; Resuscitation; Sepsis; Status epilepticus; Trauma.

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