Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports articles from May 2002

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports archives from May 2002

Revenge of the wild kingdom: animal bites and stings in children.
May 1, 2002... Children are, by nature, playful, active, and curious--characteristics that frequently bring them into contact with members of the animal kingdom. On occasion, mammalian bites, arthropod stings and, less commonly, reptile envenomations are the...

Physician CME questions.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... 41. Post-exposure rabies prophylaxis should be offered to a patient bitten by which animal? A. A family dog B. A laboratory rat C. A wild bat D. A pet rabbit 42. The primary reservoir for the pathogen Bartonella henselae is the: ...

Traumatized health care providers may need stress counseling in horrific aftermath of bioterror attack; a severe test for a mentally tough profession.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... In a finding that is likely relevant to many other states, a recent tabletop exercise in Columbus, OH, found that the health care system may be better prepared to deal with bioterrorism victims than the traumatized frontline providers who give...

Bioterror tips for running a tabletop.(disaster medicine exercise)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Planners of a recent bioterrorism tabletop exercise in Columbus, OH, (see cover story for more information) offered the following tips for participants in the exercise: * The scenario is plausible, and events occur as they are presented....

Dire straits: plague released at concert.(disaster medicine exercise)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Tabletop scenario from first case to aftermath Highlights of a recent bioterrorism tabletop exercise run by planners in Ohio (see cover story for more information) included the following timeline of events: Sunday, March 17, 2002,...

Winds of war: researchers track airborne anthrax: a strikingly rapid and wide dispersion.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Struck by the surprising level of aerosolization after merely opening an envelope, Canadian researchers are now using a spore surrogate to study how airborne anthrax silently spreads within an office building, Bioterrorism Watch has learned....