title: Pediatric critical care.
abstract: Care of the ill and injured child requires knowledge of unique pediatric anatomic and physiologic differences. Subtleties in presentation and pathophysiologic differences impact management. This article discusses pediatric resuscitation, the presentation and management of common childhood illness, pediatric trauma, and common procedures required in the critically ill child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: iaclaudius@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ilene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Claudius
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002648:Child; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D012151:Resuscitation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018805:Sepsis; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000628:therapy; D013907:Thoracostomy
keywords: Difficult airway; Intraosseous access; Needle cricothyrotomy; Rapid sequence intubation; Resuscitation; Sepsis; Status epilepticus; Trauma