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Common pediatric respiratory emergencies.
Pediatric respiratory illnesses are a huge burden to emergency departments worldwide. This article reviews the latest evidence in the epidemiology, assessment, management, and disposition of children presenting to the emergency department with asthma, croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia.
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A patient is placed in a pressure chamber and breathes oxygen in order to increase the oxygenation of an organ or tissue which has been rendered anoxic or ischaemic by disease or accident. The theory is simple; successful practical application depends on the appreciation of certain difficulties. Table I shows the "ideal" alveolar oxygen partial pressures which are attainable with oxygen at 1 an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Association of Industrial Nurses Journal
سال: 1954
ISSN: 0098-6097
DOI: 10.1177/216507995800600407