As emergency and pediatric resident physicians, we have seen first-hand the decimation of pediatric emergency departments, inpatient units, and intensive care units (ICUs) because of the rise in viral ...

During the past 20 years, visits to pediatric emergency departments by children with psychiatric needs have increased in number and acuity. National media coverage of tragedies in schools and other ...

The poison control center says it receives a call for a child accidentally being exposed to medication every 15 seconds.

ER visits spurred by mental health problems increased by 120% at children's hospitals between 2007 and 2016, the report said. The rate among general hospitals rose by 55% during the same period. Photo ...

Critically ill children are more than three times as likely to die if they're taken to a hospital that's poorly prepared to provide emergency pediatric care than if they're brought to a facility ...

Pediatric readiness in the US emergency departments (EDs) improved in most areas despite resource constraints imposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, highlights a recent survey by the National ...

The SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship program is designed to train pediatricians and individuals trained in emergency medicine to be ...

The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, on the traditional territory of the Lakota in South Dakota, is a place where pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is vital. The reservation has one of the top ten ...

The Robert A. Grimm Children’s Pavilion for Emergency Services at Memorial Hospital will open its doors at 7:00am to pediatric patients on Thursday, September 21, 2017. The Children’s Pavilion is the ...