Children's Hospital

Divisions/Specialties

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) provides acute care and stabilizes children prior to hospital admission. As part of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, PEM manages children with medical and surgical emergencies and general pediatric diseases.

Patient Conditions

General pediatric conditions, including:

• pneumonia
• asthma
• near-SIDS
• failure to thrive
• malnutrition
• smoke inhalation
• near drowning
• minor trauma
• intoxication/poisonings
• AIDS
• abuse

Medical conditions, including:

• pulmonary
• immunology
• nephrology
• cardiology
• infectious diseases
• adolescent medicine
• neurology
• gastroenterology
• endocrinology
• metabolic diseases

Surgical conditions, including:

• pediatric surgery
• orthopaedics
• neurosurgery
• ENT
• ophthalmology
• plastic surgery
• thoracic surgery
• oral surgery
• OB/GYN

Comprehensive Evaluations

• CT scans
• MRI
• Ultrasonography

Specialized Treatments

• Pediatric sexual abuse

Research Activities

• Pediatric child abuse
• Psychiatric emergencies
• Telemedicine

Services to Physicians

• Consultation on complicated cases
• Second opinions
• Evaluation of patient conditions
• Special treatment procedures
• Short-term and long-term management
• Telemedicine