[Drugs for pediatric emergencies]

Rev Prat. 2001 Nov 1;51(17):1914-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Drugs for pediatric emergencies are useful for respiratory (croup, asthma), cardiologic (hypertensive crisis, acute congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, hypoxic spells), neurologic (seizures), metabolic (dehydration, hypoglycaemia), infectious (meningococcemia) or allergic (anaphylaxis) distresses. Pain management is always important whether to relieve or to prevent the discomfort which would happen during diagnosis or therapeutic procedures.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy
  • Child
  • Drug Therapy*
  • Emergency Medicine*
  • Humans
  • Nervous System Diseases / drug therapy
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pediatrics*
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / drug therapy