Pediatric Emergency Medicine Rotation Manual
I. Administrative Issues - Introduction
- Pediatric Emergency Services Operations
- Resident roles
- PGY-1
- PGY-2 & 3
- Review Form
- Morning Reports
- Referrals
- Admissions
- Telephone advice
- Lab charges
- Child Life
II. Respiratory - Croup
- Asthma
III. Fever
IV. Sickle Cell Disease - Fever
- Exclusion Criteria Checklist
- Discharge Instructions
- Pain crisis
V. Hematology/Oncology - Fever and Neutropenia
- Hyperleukocytosis
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- ITP
- DIC/Coagulopathy
- Transfusion Guidelines
- Red Cells
- Platelets
- Plasma and Cryoprecipitate
- Granulocytes
- Hemophillia A and B
- vonWillebrand's Disease
- Superior Mediastinal/Vena Cava Syndrome
VI. Ingestions
VII. Seizures
VIII.Victims of Phyisical or Sexual Abuse - Initial evaluation and referral guidelines
- ED guidelines for management of the sexually abused child
- Sexual assault medication prophylaxis (Red Book)
- Medical Provider Handbook (PDF)
- Digital Photography Protocol
IX. Endocrine Emergencies
X. Wound Care - Wound closure
- Suture material
- Animal bites
- Puncture wounds
XI. Orthopedic Emergencies - Orthopedic referral/consult
- Splinting
XII. Procedural Sedation
XIII. Trauma - Pediatric trauma alerts
- Guidelines for activating pediatric trauma team
- Personnel and responsibilities in a pediatric trauma alert
- Role of the surgical residents
- Admission to the pediatric trauma surgery service
- Clearance of the cervical spine in pediatric trauma alert patients
- Pediatric trauma intubation algorithm
- Pediatric blunt abdominal trauma
- Pediatric GCS/Pediatric trauma score
- Pediatric burn trauma
XIV. Pediatric ED Treatment Guidelines - Lodged Esophageal Coin Treatment Guidelines
- Charcoal single dose administration
- MRSA Abscess
- Pain Management and Suspected Appendicitis
- Migraine Headaches
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis in children
- Clearance of cervical spine injury after blunt trauma
- Pre-procedural fasting guidelines; Procedural sedation and analgesia
- Bronchiolitis
- Herpes Simplex Virus Treatment Guidelines
- Myocarditis
- Anaphylaxis
XIV. Faculty and Resident Publications |