Pediatric emergency preparedness in the office

American Family Physician

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3333-3342

  Wheeler, Derek S ^b   Kiefer, Mark L ^b   Poss, W Bradley ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ALGORITHM; ASPIRATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROUP; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPILEPTIC STATE; FIRST AID; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034213513     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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