Emergency Medicine News

WASHINGTON — Electric hair styling tools such as curling irons caused over 30,000 injuries among children and young adults between 2013 and 2022, according to a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

WASHINGTON — Nearly one in four children screened positive for suicide risk at a pediatric ED in Chicago during a 3-year period, according to a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

ED pediatric readiness was associated with decreased mortality among children with both acute medical emergencies and traumatic injuries, a study published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Children who ingest cannabis edibles with a weight-based dose of tetrahydrocannabinol that is more than 1.7 mg/kg are more likely to develop severe and prolonged toxicity, researchers determined.

Firearm injury survivors often experienced recurrent firearm injuries, particularly those who were young, uninsured, male and Black, according to a study recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Emergency departments in the United States treated more than 2,000 pediatric injuries caused by ceiling fans per year during a recent 9-year period, according to a study, which determined that the injuries were uncommon but preventable.

A panel of experts chosen by four leading United States and Canadian clinical toxicology societies have developed clinical recommendations for the management of acetaminophen poisoning in ED settings.

Cannabis-involved emergency department visits among children, teens and young adults in the United States increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study published in MMWR found.

Children treated during prehospital encounters with emergency medical services often do not receive medication doses that are concordant with national guidelines, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The AMA adopted three new policies regarding firearm violence on the final day of its House of Delegates meeting, one of which advocates for physicians to be able to petition courts to temporarily remove firearms from high-risk patients.