Tag: utilization

To CT, or not to CT, That is the Question.

May 12th, 2011
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A 13-month-old girl falls out of her high chair and strikes her forehead on the ceramic floor. She cries right away and vomits one time. A large area of swelling develops in the middle of her forehead. She is seen by a physician at an urgent care center who promptly refers her to the emergency […]

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Posted in Quality Efficiency Utilization

The Value of Resident Education in the Community Pediatric ER

May 6th, 2011
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine in 2011 is an evolving field. From it’s infancy we as Pediatric ER providers have trained and largely practiced in the major medical centers and university hospitals. With population growths in the suburbs and the demand for higher levels of care for children, from an ever more sophisticated community, the growth in […]

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Posted in For Residents