Parental Guidance in the Pediatric ED

  • My Emergency Medicine training taught me the importance of “return precautions.”
    • Educate the patients/families about the warning signs of impending doom.
    • Essentially, “come back if things get worse.”
  • In the Pediatric ED (or during acute care related complaints), I find that the combination fo the two is helpful.
    • In the ED, we are seeing only a brief period of time of the illness process. 
      • At the time you are seeing the kid, there may be no obvious emergent danger or urgent condition warranting therapy… but… 
      • Anticipate the potential trajectories that may exist and educate about them.
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