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For young people who ride all-terrain vehicles without a helmet

RSNA: Children Can Sustain Major Chest Injuries From ATV Crashes

Main cause of chest injury was rollover, followed by collision with landscape, falls
For pediatric patients transported for an acute seizure

Recommended Tx Adherence Low in Pediatric Acute Seizure

Lack of adherence to recommended care linked to increased risks of intubation and ICU admission
In a clinical report published online Nov. 28 in Pediatrics

AAP Urges Clinician Counseling of Safe Participation in Martial Arts

Pediatric health care providers should support rule change to eliminate blows to the head
Pediatricians have a role in helping children deal with parental separation or divorce

Pediatricians Can Play a Role in Helping Children of Divorce

Pediatricians should always be the child's advocate and try to maintain relationships with both parents
Most preschoolers with mood

Few Preschoolers Receiving Tx for Mood, Behavioral Disorders

American Academy of Pediatrics wants to expand access to family-based therapies
Acute kidney injury is associated with increased risk of 28-day mortality among critically ill children and young adults

ASN: Severe Acute Kidney Injury Ups Risk of 28-Day Mortality

Increased use of mechanical ventilation, renal-replacement therapy in children with severe AKI
About 4 percent of U.S. teens surveyed admit to trying the "choking game

Playing ‘Choking Game’ Alone Can Indicate Heightened Suicide Risk

Teens who tried this game alone almost five times more likely to contemplate suicide
For children with complicated pneumonia

IV, Oral Antibiotics Compared for Complicated Pneumonia

No difference in post-discharge treatment failure; more complications, adverse drug events for PICC
In a report published online Nov. 8 in Pediatrics

Report of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenia After Flu Shot

Case report describes 4.5-year-old with three admissions for ITP, each within a week of vaccine
Hospitalized children have reduced survival odds with cardiopulmonary resuscitation events occurring at night compared to other times of the day

Survival Lower for Night CPR Events in Children

Pediatric CPR events at night tied to 12 percent reduced odds of survival