Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports articles from May 2003

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports archives from May 2003

Beat the heat: recognizing and managing pediatric heat-related illness.
May 1, 2003... As the seasons change and summer approaches in the United States, the risk of heat-related illness for pediatric patients climbs. Since 1996, at least 150 children have died as a result of being trapped in hot, parked vehicles. (1) Contrary to...

Physician CME questions.(continuing medical education)
May 1, 2003... 41. The major physiologic mechanism to prevent overheating is: A. evaporation. B. convection. C. conduction. D. radiation. 42. Which of the following has a negative effect on heat loss? A. Acclimatization...

What U.S. Hospitals can learn from Canada. (SARS Audio Conference).(severe acute respiratory syndrome)
May 1, 2003... Hospital clinicians in the United States are watching with grave concern as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)--a rapidly emerging infection with unclear treatment options--strikes the health care system of their Canadian colleagues....

From stingers to fangs: evaluating and managing bites and envenomations.
May 1, 2003... Significant numbers of bites and envenomations occur annually, (1) with bites and stings by arthropods accounting for about one-third of these. Surprisingly, the order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, and ants, is the source of most...

CE/CME questions.(continuing education/continuing medical education)
May 1, 2003... Please review the text, answer the following questions, check your answers against the key that appears following the questions, and then review the materials again regarding any questions answered incorrectly. To receive credit for this...

Trauma Reports reader survey,.
May 1, 2003... In an effort to learn more about the professionals who read Trauma Reports, we are conducting this reader survey. The results will be used to enhance the content and format of Trauma Reports. Instructions: Mark the appropriate answers by...