Pediatric EM Committee
The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee provides recommendations on how to incorporate pediatric emergency education in FCEP/FEMF programs. They plan a pediatric track at Symposium by the Sea, a skills station at CLINCON, and assist with planning ABC’s of Pediatric EMS.
Next Committee Meetings:
March 13, 2020
9:00-1:00 pm
EMLRC in Orlando, FL
Dr. John Misdary
Dr. Todd WylieLatest News
Fall 2022: Pediatric Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
The Pediatric Committee provided an immersive workshop on pediatric airways at Symposium by the Sea 2022. This workshop focused on pediatric airway management, upper airway emergencies, and the use of intranasal medications in children. Here are the main takeaway...
Spring 2022: Pediatric EM: Managing Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents
COVID-19 cases among children spiked dramatically during the delta and omicron variant surges. Since the pandemic began, children represent 18.9% of cumulative cases and make up 22.2% of the U.S. population. This fortunately has not equated to hospitalizations. Among...
COVID-19 in Children: Frequently Asked Questions by Emergency Providers
1. Are certain groups of children at higher risk of severe COVID-19? Children with underlying medical conditions, including genetic, neurologic, metabolic, or congenital heart disease, are at increased risk for severe illness than children without underlying medical...
Fall 2021: Use of Monoclonal Antibody to Treat COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents
In November 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapies for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in high risk groups of adolescents 12-17 years and adults....
Pediatric Committee: Summer 2021
Education It was a return to in-person learning at the 2021 Emerald Coast Conference in Destin, FL. The 4-day conference (June 7-10) was hosted by the ACEP Alabama and South East State Chapters. Members of the FCEP’s Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee provided a...
Spring 2021: Pediatric Committee
Pediatric psychiatric holds have been the norm for years in the emergency department (ED) with a shortage of pediatric beds nationwide. Unfortunately, the problem has only grown worse during the pandemic. With schools closed, routines disrupted, and parents anxious...
Winter 2021: Pediatric Committee
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the population in all aspects of life, including healthcare utilization. Despite the morbidity associated with the ongoing pandemic, many reports have described a reduction in emergency department (ED) utilization. This reduction is...
Fall 2020: Pediatric Committee
With everything going on regarding COVID-19, the pediatric emergency medicine committee has been trying to keep Florida’s emergency physicians up to date regarding pediatric care. We started in early April with putting together a handout with all the information we...
COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
(Note: There is a lot going on, which makes it difficult to keep up with emerging medical information. Below is a brief discussion of a relatively new pediatric syndrome associated with COVID-19. Readers are encouraged to review the referenced articles for a more...
COVID-19 and Pediatric Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving and the healthcare challenges are continuing to increase. Despite the widespread global incidence and increasing number of cases, the epidemiology and clinical presentation of COVID-19 in pediatric patients is not well...
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