Malpractice and emergency care: Doing right by the patient--and yourself

New research shows racial and socioeconomic disparities in emergency care for unintentional ingestions in children, highlighting treatment inequities.

“The significant rise in heat-related illnesses over the past decade underscores a growing public health concern that warrants further attention and action, said Taylor Merritt, MD, of the data presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

ICD-10 accuracy varied by age of the patient, influenza season definition, time between onset and testing, and clinical setting.

Cohort analysis shows the rate of RSV hospitalizations among children up to 5 years old skyrocketed in 2021—and then nearly doubled again in 2022—compared to pre-pandemic rates.

A novel instructional video tool was shown to effectively inform parents and guardians on fever etiology and care strategies in children being discharged from the pediatric emergency department.

Decreasing severe adverse safety events (ASEs) could improve the poor outcomes associated with children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), since 60% had at least 1 ASE.