Emergency Medicine

This chapter focuses on the clinical presentation of common pediatric emergencies, with an emphasis on recognition, initial management steps, and stabilization. Topics discussed include respiratory distress, anaphylaxis, trauma, burn care, status epilepticus, altered mental status, poisoning and toxic exposure, foreign body aspiration or ingestion, diabetic ketoacidosis, concussions, hypertensive crisis, and drowning, as outlined by the 2017 American Board of Pediatrics Content Specifications. Also covered is the initial first hour of emergency care management of sepsis and shock.