Welcome to our May issue of Pediatric Annals, Sports Medicine in the Pediatric Offi ce: Update 2010. This edition is designed to update the pediatric community on the important topics and updates in the fi eld of sports medicine. For those who care for athletic children and teens on a regular basis, the ever changing issues of sport participation, injury prevention, and sport safety are a const...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a 6-hour pediatric resuscitation curriculum on the comfort levels of resident physicians' evaluation and treatment of critically ill pediatric patients. METHODS An evaluation instrument assessed resident comfort levels, measured on a seven digit Likert scale ranging from significantly uncomfortable to significantly comfortable, in 13 areas of pediatric resusc...

Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and children worldwide. Trauma education is one of the most commonly reported deficiencies in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) training. In this study, we describe the creation of a pediatric trauma boot camp in which trainees' basic knowledge, level of confidence, teamwork, and communication skills are assessed. The primary goal...

The state of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) education within emergency medicine (EM) residency programs is reviewed and discussed in the context of shifting practice environments and new demands for a greater focus on the availability and quality of PEM services. The rapid growth of PEM within pediatrics has altered the EM practice landscape with regard to PEM. The authors evaluate the comp...

introduction: pyogenic granuloma (pg) is one of the inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity. it is a reactional response to minor trauma or chronic irritation. the most common treatment of pg is surgical excision but alternative approaches such as laser excision have also been proposed especially for pediatric patients. case report: herein, we present a case of gingival pyogenic granul...

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has been effecting the world since December, 2019. Front line healthcare professionals faced increased stress level while dealing with overload of patients. Hence it triggered feelings loneliness, despair and physical mental fatigue. Objective: To determine immediate psychological impact on health pediatric workers by using Depression Anxiety Stress scoring scale, ...