Orientation & Objectives

• Objectives
• Evaluation
• Orientation
• Encounter Card

Resources

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Educational Resources

Recommended Articles:

• Boston Criteria Baker  MD, Bell LM., Avner JR. Outpatient Management without Antibiotics of Fever in Selected Infants. N Eng J Med. 1993: (20)329: 1437-1441

• Philadelphia Criteria Bakin, MN, O’Rourke EJ, Fleisher GR. Outpatient treatment of febrile infants28 to 89 days of age with intramuscular administration of ceftriaxone. J Pediatr.1992. 120:22-7

• Rochester Criteria Jaskiewcz JA, McCarthy CA, Richardson AC, White KC, Fisher DJ, Powell RD. Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infection- An Appraisal of the Rochester Criteria and Implications for Management. J American Acad of Pediatrics.1994, 94:390-396

Recommended Websites:

• http://www.hawaii.edu/medicine /pediatrics/pemxray/pemxray.html view radiology cases in pediatric emergency medicine on line.
• http://www.pemdatabase.org/  Largest on line database in pediatric emergency medicine, you will find PALS, APLS on line, journals EB PEM.
• http://www.cps.ca : Canadian Pediatric Society: excellent source of patient handouts and Clinical practice guidelines
• http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/collection/emergency_medicine American  Academy of Pediatrics ‐ Emergency Medicine.

• WWW.PRETX.ORG : Focus on Translational therapeutics, adverse events, patient advocacy, pain management in children, safe and effective sedation, infectious diseases, and toxicology.
• www.bestbets.org :A searchable database of evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, with details on courses and teaching material.

Recommended Textbooks:

• Textbook of Pediatric Emergency MedicineAuthor(s): Gary R. Fleisher MD; Stephen Ludwig MD; Fred M. Henretig MD; Richard M. Ruddy MD; Benjamin K. Silverman MD

• The 5- minute Pediatric Consult, 5th editionM.William Schwartz.

• Handbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Lalani A, Schneeweiss S, eds). Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury, 2007

• Textbook of Pediatric Emergency ProceduresSource: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
  Author(s): Christopher King, MD, FACEP; Fred M. Henretig, MD, FAAP

• Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies (7th Edition)

• PALS : Provider Manual And Course Guide

• APLS : manual and course guide

• The Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Pediatrics, 11th Edition

Presentations

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