RT Book, Section
A1 Carney, Kevin P.
A1 Roswell, Kelley
A2 Hay, Jr., William W.
A2 Levin, Myron J.
A2 Deterding, Robin R.
A2 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1153305207
T1 Emergencies & Injuries
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 24e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862908
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1153305207
RD 2022/08/16
AB Of  the  approximately  130  million  annual  emergency  department  (ED)  visits  in  the  United  States,  over  25  million  (20%)  are  children  younger  than  18  years.  Injuries  and  poisonings  are  the  leading  cause  of  all  pediatric  ED  visits  (30%),  with  respiratory  disorders  (27%)  also  accounting  for  a  significant  percentage.  Though  the  vast  majority  (93%)  of  children  presenting  for  ED  evaluation  are  discharged  home,  over  1  million  each  year  require  hospital  admission  from  the  ED  and,  sadly,  nearly  8000  children  die  every  year  in  US  EDs.