Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2021 July 27 Validation of the Broselow tape in Korean children using data from a nationwide anthropometric survey: a cross-sectional study
Purpose: In Korea, the Broselow tape (BT) is widely used to estimate weight in resuscitation. Validation of BT in Korean children is essential because the tool was developed based on children’s weight and height in the United States. The validation was previously performed in a...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2021 October 12 Occult bacteremia in children with simple febrile seizure in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era
Purpose: The authors aimed to investigate the utility of blood culture (BC) for children with simple febrile seizure (SFS) in the emergency department (ED) in the post-10/13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) era. Methods: This study was performed at the ED of a terti...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2021 September 17 Long-term impact of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on emergency department utilization in a metropolitan emergency department in Korea
Purpose: As coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been prolonged, it became crucial to analyze the long-term impact of the pandemic on emergency department (ED) utilization for efficient use of emergency medicine resources. Methods: We reviewed the data of children (≤ 18 years...

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Original Articles

Critical care and resuscitation

Validation of the Broselow tape in Korean children using data from a nationwide anthropometric survey: a cross-sectional study

Dongbum Suh, Jungho Park, Young Ho Kwak, Do Kyun Kim, Jae Yun Jung, Jin Hee Lee, Hye Young Jang, Hahn Bom Kim, Ki Jeong Hong

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:43-50. Published online July 27, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00255

Infection

Occult bacteremia in children with simple febrile seizure in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era

Gwan Shik Yoon, Hyun Jung Chung, Young Hoon Byun, Min Jung Kim, Soo Hyun Park, So Hyun Paek, Ok Jun Kim, Jae Hyun Kwon

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:51-56. Published online October 12, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00353

Epidemiology

Long-term impact of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on emergency department utilization in a metropolitan emergency department in Korea

Seung Yeon Hwang, Jae Kwang Lee, Hyun Sik Ryu, Seong Soo Park, Jun Young Choi, Hye Ji Lee, Seung Ho Hur, Yeong Geun Park, Hyun Soo Choi

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:57-65. Published online September 17, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00346

Environmental injury

Outcome prediction of pediatric drowning

Mi So Park, Won Hee Seo, Bo-Kyung Je, Dae Jin Song, Jung Hyun Kwon

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:66-72. Published online November 1, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00304

Sedation and analgesia

Potential benefit of a screening tool in selecting head-injured children aged 36 months or younger who can cooperate in computed tomography

Jin Sung Kim, Duk Ho Kim, Dong Wuk Lee, Sundeok Kim

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:73-80. Published online November 24, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00318

Laboratory medicine

Point-of-care lactate: a predictor of emergency medicine resource use and outcomes in infants with diarrhea

Jaeseung Lee, Hyung Jun Moon, Doh-Eui Kim, Dongkil Jeoung, Hyun Joon Kim, Hyun Jung Lee, Dongwook Lee

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:81-86. Published online November 2, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00360

Nephrology and urology

Epidemiologic features of pediatric genital injury in emergency departments in Korea

Jae Yun Jung, Kyungseok Park, Se Uk Lee, Joong Wan Park, Young Ho Kwak, Do Kyun Kim, Jin Hee Lee, Hyuksool Kwon, Jin Hee Jung, Dongbum Suh, Soyun Hwang, Ha Ni Lee

Pediatr Emerg Med J. 2021;8:87-94. Published online October 8, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00276