Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports articles from April 2002

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports archives from April 2002

Pediatric abdominal trauma imaging.
April 1, 2002... Injury is the most significant threat to the health of American children and the leading cause of death in children after the first year of life. Nearly 19,000 children and teenagers younger than age 20 died from injuries in 1997. (1) While...

Physician CME questions.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... 31. Which of the following is the most common cause of childhood abdominal injury? A. Penetrating trauma B. Burns C. Blunt trauma D. Drowning and asphyxiation 32. What organ(s) is/are the most frequently...

Building a bridge over the abyss: will bioterrorism help bring disjointed health system together? Getting in same boat as `tsunami' of money builds.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Diverse and disjointed, the nation's public health and clinical settings have education needs and communication gaps that must be bridged if the system is to improve its response to bioterrorism, a group of consultants recently told the...

CDC gets plenty of advice for action; clarify roles, make info user-friendly.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A recent consultants' brainstorming session on education and communication needs for bioterrorism resulted in numerous suggestions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Some of the points of information and...

Was anthrax mailer a bioweapons researcher? `This has military lab stamped all over it'.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Given the difficulty of creating high-quality anthrax in a civilian research lab, the original source of the Bacillus anthracis that killed five people last year was likely a U.S. bioweapons facility, the president of the American Society of...

Bioterrorism forensics: the burden of proof: if bug does not fit, you must acquit?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Already asked by federal investigators to assist in finding the anthrax mailer, the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) is taking the next step and discussing the emerging science of bioterrorism forensics. Despite an impressive array of...

2002 Reader Survey: supplement to Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports/April 2002.
April 1, 2002... In an effort to learn more about the professionals who read Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports, we are conducting this reader survey. The results will be used to enhance the content and format of the newsletter. Instructions: Mark the...