Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2022 November 21 The pattern of mortality among children hospitalized in the children emergency ward of a single tertiary hospital in Nigeria
Purpose: This study was performed to review the mortality pattern at the emergency ward (EW) of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Methods: A retrospective review of mortality among children hospitalized in the EW was conducted from January 2...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2022 September 26 Caregiver acceptability of a novel social needs program in a pediatric emergency department during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a qualitative study
Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has heightened social needs of many families, with the demand for resources, such as food, housing assistance, utilities, childcare, and mental health, rising throughout the United States. These needs were recognized by the Division...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 January 1 Clinical features of children with drug poisoning in a single emergency department in Goyang, Korea
Purpose: Pediatric drug poisoning is a frequent reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Considering the increasing number of mental illnesses in adolescents, it has become a serious public health problem. We aimed to investigate the drug poisoning in the ED. Methods: We re...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2022 August 16 Factors predicting meaningful suicide attempts: multiple attempts and index methods
Purpose: This study investigated the association of the index method, defined as the method used in the first suicide attempt (SA), with the outcome of SAs among adolescents. Methods: The study analyzed medical records of 227 adolescents aged 10-18 years with clear SAs who visi...