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Pediatr Emerg Care ; 39(3): 167-172, 2023 Mar 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36018727

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Several studies show that emergency medicine (EM) physicians are less comfortable caring for pediatric patients than adults. The state of pediatric training has not been comprehensively evaluated since 2000. OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe current pediatric education in EM residencies and to evaluate EM Program Director (PD) confidence in graduating trainees' abilities to care for pediatric patients. METHODS: We conducted an anonymous, cross-sectional survey study of EM PDs in August 2020. We collected program demographics, clinical rotations, and didactic methods. We used Likert scales to measure PD confidence in graduating residents' competence to care for pediatric and adult patients. RESULTS: We found e-mail addresses for 249 (93%) of 268 EM programs. One hundred nineteen (48%) PDs completed the survey. We include denominators to account for unanswered questions. Sixty-eight (59%) of 116 programs spend 10% to 20% of clinical time seeing pediatric patients. One hundred ten (91%) of 119 require a pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) rotation, 88/119 (83%) require pediatric intensive care, and 34/119 (29%) require neonatal intensive care. Seventy (62%) of 113 have curricula designed by PEM-trained faculty, 96/113 (85%) have PEM attendings teach lectures, and 77/113 (68%) spend 10% to 20% of didactic time on pediatric topics. Twenty-three (23%) of 106 PDs stated not all residents graduate with competence in pediatric resuscitation compared with 2/106 (2%) for adult resuscitation ( P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Program directors report less confidence in graduating residents' competence in caring for pediatric patients compared with adult patients. We propose ideas to strengthen the quality of pediatric education in EM residencies.


Subject(s)
Emergency Medicine , Internship and Residency , Pediatric Emergency Medicine , Adult , Infant, Newborn , Humans , Child , Pediatric Emergency Medicine/education , Cross-Sectional Studies , Emergency Medicine/education , Curriculum , Surveys and Questionnaires
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J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open ; 2(1): e12328, 2021 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33521780

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OBJECTIVES: HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C remain significant causes of morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. Emergency department (ED)-based screening has proven effective in decreasing the spread of undiagnosed disease, although such programs are rare in low-middle income countries. METHODS: A prospective, cross sectional study of all adult patients presenting to the ED in a 600-bed teaching hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. This study used an opt-in strategy in which patients were offered testing at the end of their ED visit. Costs of testing were paid out of pocket by patients. Patients with known HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C were excluded from the study. RESULTS: During the study period 26,465 patients presented to the ED, and 18,286 patients consented to participate (68.9%). Among the 18,286 patients tested, 174 were positive for either HIV (39, 0.21%), hepatitis C (52, 0.28%), or hepatitis B (83, 0.45%). Three patients tested positive for both HIV and hepatitis C, and 1 patient tested positive for both HIV and hepatitis B. A total of 69.2% of patients with HIV, 61.2% of patients with hepatitis B, and 83% of patients with hepatitis C presented for reasons unrelated to their underlying diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Although limited to only 1 hospital in southern India, this study represents the largest ED-based screening program for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C ever conducted in India or any other low-middle income countries. The majority of patients presented for reasons unrelated to their underlying diagnosis. Future research is needed on implementation strategies, cost feasibility, and linkage to care.

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Am J Emerg Med ; 40: 27-31, 2021 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33340874

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The COVID-19 pandemic has spread through the US during the last few months exposing healthcare providers to possible infection. Here we report testing of emergency department (ED) healthcare providers (HCP) for exposure to COVID-19 through lateral flow point of care (POC) and lab-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and RTq-PCR for evidence of acute infection. 138 ED HCP were tested between May 26th (approximately one month after the peak of COVID-19 first wave of cases) and June 14th. Enrolled ED HCP represented about 70% of the total ED HCP workforce during the study period. Subjects were tested with a POC COVID-19 antibody test, and standard ELISA performed by a university-based research lab. Subjects also provided a mid-turbinate swab and a saliva specimen for RTq-PCR. All subjects provided demographic information, past medical history, information about personal protective equipment (PPE) use, COVID-19 symptoms, as well as potential COVID-19 exposures during the previous 4 weeks, both in the ED, and outside the clinical setting. None of the HCP had positive RT-PCR results; 7 HCP (5%) had positive IgG for COVID-19; there was strong agreement between the lab-based ELISA (reference test) and the POC Ab test (P ≤ 0.0001). For the POC Ab test there were no false negatives and only one false positive among the 138 participants. There was no significant difference in demographic/ethnic variables, past medical history, hours worked in the ED, PPE use, or concerning exposures between seropositive and seronegative individuals. Moreover, there was no significant difference in reported symptoms between the two groups during the previous four weeks. The rate of COVID-19 seroconversion in our ED was 5% during the month following the pandemic's first wave. Based on questionnaire responses, differences in demographics/ethnicity, medical history, COVID-19 exposures, and PPE use were not associated with ED HCP having been infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the setting of our limited cohort of subjects the COVID-19 POC Ab test performed comparably to the ELISA lab-based standard.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/epidemiology , Emergency Service, Hospital , Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/virology , Occupational Exposure/statistics & numerical data , Academic Medical Centers , Adult , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Male , United States
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Prehosp Disaster Med ; 35(3): 346-350, 2020 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32356514

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: In August 2018, India's southern state of Kerala experienced its worst flooding in over a century. This report describes the relief efforts in Kozhikode, a coastal region of Kerala, where Operation Navajeevan was initiated. SOURCES: Data were collected from a centralized database at the command center in the District Medical Office as well as first-hand accounts from providers who participated in the relief effort. OBSERVATIONS: From August 15 through September 8, 2018, 36,846 flood victims were seen at 280 relief camps. The most common cause for presentation was exacerbation of an on-going chronic medical condition (18,490; 50.2%). Other common presentations included acute respiratory infection (7,451; 20.2%), traumatic injuries (3,736; 10.4%), and psychiatric illness (5,327; 14.5%). ANALYSIS: The prevalence of chronic disease exacerbation as the primary presentation during Operation Navajeevan represents an epidemiologic shift in disaster relief in India. It is foreseeable that as access to health care improves in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and climate change increases the prevalence of extreme weather events around the world, that this trend will continue.


Subject(s)
Floods , Public-Private Sector Partnerships , Relief Work , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Databases, Factual , Demography , Female , Humans , India , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult
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Emerg Med Clin North Am ; 37(4): 661-677, 2019 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31563201

ABSTRACT

This article is an evidence-based overview of acute kidney injuries in patients seen in the emergency department setting. The article outlines the current definition of acute kidney injuries and most common causes of injuries. Furthermore, it details clinical evaluations important to appreciate and intervene on, such as volume overload, hypertension, life-threatening electrolyte derangements, and threshold for urgent dialysis. Finally, the article describes special populations that are at higher risk for acute kidney injuries and acute conditions, such as rhabdomyolysis, and the controversy of contrast-induced acute kidney injuries in patients seen in the emergency department.


Subject(s)
Acute Kidney Injury/diagnosis , Emergency Service, Hospital , Acute Kidney Injury/etiology , Acute Kidney Injury/therapy , Humans , Risk Factors
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