Important read for EMS. Bottom line: there are significant deficits in monitoring kids during prehospital airway management. Only 61% had pulse ox on when first RSI drug given onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
Children in foster care were 42% more likely to die than children in the general population, and the disparity was largely irrespective of race or age. In addition, the mortality gap widened over time @JAMAPediatrics. #tweetiatriciansjamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…
During #COVID19, many community pediatricians are seeing only 20-30% of their normal patients. Missing well-child visits may mean missed vaccines and important developmental screenings, @AAPPres cautions in @USNews. usnews.com/news/health-ne…
@jasumback@NickJohnsonMD There were harm in a couple subgroups. Gausche study was all comers not just arrests. Most agencies still intubate pediatric OHCA.