RT Book, Section
A1 Orsborn, Jonathan
A1 Braund, Cortney
A2 Bunik, Maya
A2 Hay, William W.
A2 Levin, Myron J.
A2 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1190359965
T1 Emergencies & Injuries
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 26e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269983
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190359965
RD 2024/09/15
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.