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Environmental Emergencies

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Environmental emergencies are medical conditions caused or worsened by weather, or unique atmospheric conditions at high altitude or underwater. The pediatric emergency physicians should have an understanding of the environmental emergencies. This chapter aims to highlight some of these important emergencies.

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Question 7

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Question 10

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Question 14

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Question 15

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Question 16

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Question 17

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Question 18

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Question 19

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Question 20

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Question 21

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Question 22

  • Seeyave DM, Brown KM. Environmental emergencies, radiological emergencies, bites and stings. In: Shaw KN, Bachur RG, Chamberlain JM, et al., editors. Fleisher and Ludwig’s textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2016. p. 98.

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Question 23

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Question 24

  • Olsen D. Envenomation, snake. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 25

  • Jang DH, Nelson LS. Carbon monoxide/cyanide poisoning and smoke inhalation. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 26

  • Aaron T, Shah NB. Electrical injury. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 27

  • Jang DH, Nelson LS. Carbon monoxide/cyanide poisoning and smoke inhalation. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 28

  • Mistry R. Heat illness. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 29

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Question 30

  • Seeyave DM, Brown KM. Environmental emergencies, radiological emergencies, bites and stings. In: Shaw KN, Bachur RG, Chamberlain JM, et al., editors. Fleisher and Ludwig’s textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2016. p. 98.

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Question 31

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Question 32

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Question 33

  • Olsen D. Envenomation, snake. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 34

  • Bornstein C, Krief WI. Frostbite. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

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Question 35

  • Seeyave DM, Brown KM. Environmental emergencies, radiological emergencies, bites and stings. In: Shaw KN, Bachur RG, Chamberlain JM, et al., editors. Fleisher and Ludwig’s textbook of pediatric emergency medicine. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2016. p. 98.

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Question 36

  • Olsen D. Envenomation, snake. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang V, Scarfone R, Pitetti R, Godambe S, editors. The 5 minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2012.

    Google Scholar 

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Waleed Awad Salem

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Al Rayyan, Qatar

    R. J. Hoffman

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  1. Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    Muhammad Waseem

  2. Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Service Line Quality Director,Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Service Line, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, New York, NY, USA

    Isabel A. Barata

  3. Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer H. Chao

  4. Emergency Medicine,Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Assistant Professor, Department of EM and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY, USA

    David Foster

  5. Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Noah Kondamudi

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Salem, W.A., Hoffman, R.J. (2020). Environmental Emergencies. In: Waseem, M., Barata, I., Chao, J., Foster, D., Kondamudi, N. (eds) Prepare for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Examination. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28372-8_4

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