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Of 138 infants evaluated with excessive crying, none had facial petechiae. Unexplained petechiae warrant further evaluation for trauma or abuse.
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The Prevalence of Facial Petechiae in Infants Evaluated for Excessive Crying. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Oct 1;41(10):796-800. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003434. Epub 2025 Jun 25. PMID: 40551087.
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Unprofessional behaviors were reported most often among surgeons when comparing physician specialty subgroups.
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Physician Specialty Differences in Unprofessional Behaviors Observed and Reported by Coworkers. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(6):e2415331. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.15331
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In a retrospective analysis of 5,854 emergency department malpractice cases from over 550 US hospitals, 193 (3.3%) involved an NP, 513 (8.8%) involved a PA, 535 (9.1%) involved a trainee, and 4,568 (78.0%) were attending only.
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Characterizing malpractice cases involving emergency department advanced practice providers, physicians in training, and attending physicians [published online ahead of print, 2023 Sep 8]. Acad Emerg Med. 2023;10.1111/acem.14800.
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Asymptomatic contact children of patients presenting with physical abuse are a vulnerable population who should be screened for traumatic injuries. This report details guidelines for radiologic screening.
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In the pediatric ED setting, respect cardiac issues, abdominal pain (missed appendicitis), and testicular pain (torsion). Generally, to err on the side of admission is safer from a malpractice standpoint.
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style=”white-space:pre-wrap;”>Pediatric emergency medicine physician interpretation of pediatric musculoskeletal x-rays was discordant from radiology about 8% of the time and led to an increase in repeat ED visits for missed fractures and unnecessary orthopedic follow up for false positives.
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There were significant differences in the differential diagnoses generated depending on the framing of a presentation.
The evidence does not support routine use of cricoid pressure to prevent pulmonary aspiration during intubation.
Physicians who had malpractice claims did not tend to move away but tended to leave practice altogether or downsize to a smaller practice setting.