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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Diagnosis And Acute Management Of Patients With Concussion At Children's Hospitals., Jeffrey D. Colvin, Cary Thurm, Brian M. Pate, Jason G. Newland, Matt Hall, William P. Meehan Iii
Diagnosis And Acute Management Of Patients With Concussion At Children's Hospitals., Jeffrey D. Colvin, Cary Thurm, Brian M. Pate, Jason G. Newland, Matt Hall, William P. Meehan Iii
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
Objectives: To describe the number of hospital admissions for concussion at paediatric hospitals in the USA. To describe the use of imaging and medications for acute concussion paediatric patients.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Children's hospitals participating in the Pediatric Health Information System in the USA during a 10-year period.
Patients: All emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient admissions with the primary diagnosis of concussion, defined as International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes for: (1) concussion, (2) postconcussion syndrome or (3) skull fracture without mention of intracranial injury with concussion.
Main outcome measures: The proportion of concussion patients …
"Mercy Tape" Unveiled: Provides Better Weight Estimates For Children, Bill Van Kirk
"Mercy Tape" Unveiled: Provides Better Weight Estimates For Children, Bill Van Kirk
Our Story Continues
Susan Abdel-Rahman, Pharm.D, Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology, led the Children's Mercy research team that developed the Mercy TAPE, a new device to estimate the weight of pediatric patients ages two months to 16 years.
Accurate weight estimates in resource-restricted settings (lacking the means to weigh a child) are important because they are used to determine appropriate medication dosage, fluid volumes for resuscitation, breathing tube sizes, and more.
2013 Community Benefit Summary, Children's Mercy Hospital
2013 Community Benefit Summary, Children's Mercy Hospital
Community Benefits
Fiscal year report on the community benefits provided by Children's Mercy Kansas City to the communities in the Kansas City region.