title: [Pediatric emergencies].
abstract: We describe the most frequent emergencies in pediatrics and discuss their differential diagnosis and therapy. Dyspnea, shock, coma, convulsions, infectious CNS affections, head injury and burns are reported in detail. The importance of correct diagnosis and correct clinical assessment is emphasized, as they influence therapy and further management of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Intensivabteilung, Universitätskinderklinik Zürich.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanconi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uehlinger
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000628:therapy; D012769:Shock / Q000628:therapy; D014187:Transportation of Patients
vernacular_title: Notfälle in der Pädiatrie.