Emergency Medicine News

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Opioids were implicated in nearly half of fatal poisonings of U.S. toddlers during a recent 14-year period, with most deaths occurring at home while the children were being supervised, a study found.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The AAP published a policy statement and accompanying technical report with updated recommendations to reduce the risk of firearm violence to children.

Canadian-based Neurolytixs Inc. announced it has secured a United States patent for technology that can identify mild traumatic brain injuries more accurately and rapidly, particularly in young athletes with concussions.

Vamorolone demonstrated efficacy and safety in the treatment of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy over a 24-week treatment period and may be safer than prednisone, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.

A collaborative network of pediatric cardiac intensive care teams significantly decreased rates of in-hospital cardiac arrest over 18 months using a low-technology prevention practice bundle, independent of secular trends, data show.

Injury-related visits to the emergency department of children’s hospitals decreased by more than a quarter during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in Pediatrics.

Treatment with ketamine significantly improved seizure occurrence related to refractory status epilepticus in both neonates and children, according to results of a study published in Neurology.

PHILADELPHIA — Diffuse axonal injury-type lesions in postoperative MRI can predict poor outcomes for children with severe traumatic brain injury, a presenter said at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting.

High-flow nasal cannula therapy failed to meet noninferiority for time to liberation from respiratory support compared with CPAP in critically ill children receiving noninvasive respiratory support following extubation.

Young children were more likely to be infected with the omicron variant than the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 but less likely to experience severe health outcomes, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.