RT Book, Section A1 Orsborn, Jonathan A1 Braund, Cortney A2 Hay Jr., William W. A2 Levin, Myron J. A2 Abzug, Mark J. A2 Bunik, Maya SR Print(0) ID 1172102506 T1 Emergencies & Injuries T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 25e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260457827 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172102506 RD 2024/11/08 AB Of the approximately 140 million annual emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, over 30 million (20%) are children 18 years and younger. Respiratory disorders are the leading cause of all pediatric ED visits (32%), with injuries and poisonings (27%) also accounting for a significant percentage. Though the vast majority (97%) of children presenting for ED evaluation are discharged home, nearly 1 million each year require hospital admission from the ED and, sadly, nearly 3000 children die every year in US EDs.