Pediatric Emergencies

There are few presentations that strike more fear in the hearts of emergency physicians than the presentation of a sick child. Why is that? Perhaps it is because a child is supposed to be happy and playful, a source of bubbly energy with decades of future productive life and joy, and therefore, there is far more to lose if things go south. Or perhaps it is because devastating illness is so unexpected in children…it is simply not supposed to happen. Or perhaps it is simply because we fear what we do not understand.

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