Emergency Medicine News

A major study found that different types of crystalloid fluid resuscitation were equally effective for staving off the most serious adverse kidney events after the treatment of pediatric patients with suspected septic shock.

Researchers found escalating disparities at each point along the healthcare system journey for pediatric head trauma patients from diagnosis through recovery, a “leaky pipeline” of follow up care suggestive of multiple barriers experienced by patients and their families.

Many emergency department doctors and nurses deal primarily with adult patients. A CHOP program prepares them for when a child comes through their doors.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers successfully reduced the number of youths needing to be admitted to psychiatric facilities through a stabilization protocol designed to address psychiatric boarding, the practice of maintaining patients with psychiatric emergencies in the Emergency Department (ED) or other temporary settings due to a lack of available inpatient psychiatric beds. The report was published recently in the journal Pediatrics.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that five of its physicians and researchers were among the ninety-eight new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations.

We are proud to announce that Fred Henretig, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and toxicology expert received the 2024 American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education and Mentorship at the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) annual meeting.

A program born out of the pandemic, Family Connects, has helped more than 6,000 families that came for care in the ED find resources for their social needs

First large-scale study on licensure and driving outcomes among teens and young adults with mood disorders also finds overall crash rates slightly higher for those newly licensed.

Pediatric Reflections: Is Your Nearest ED Prepared to Treat Children?

Spurred by seeing the overwhelming need during the pandemic, ER clinicians founded Family Connects to help families with needs like food and diapers.