Common pediatric respiratory emergencies

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2012 May;30(2):529-63, x. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.10.009. Epub 2011 Dec 17.

Abstract

Pediatric respiratory illnesses are a huge burden to emergency departments worldwide. This article reviews the latest evidence in the epidemiology, assessment, management, and disposition of children presenting to the emergency department with asthma, croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Emergency Treatment / methods*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases* / physiopathology
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases* / therapy