Pediatric Emergency Medicine Elective

We offer a 4-week pediatric subspecialty elective in emergency medicine at our Akron campus. You must be a 4th year medical student to apply.

Agarwal, Hemant, MD — Hemant Agarwal, MD; Elective Director

Objectives

Identify sick versus non-sick pediatric patients
Recognize early interventions and steps undertaken to manage an unstable pediatric patient
Recognize approach to managing common skeletal and skin injuries
Recognizing behavioral and mental health disorders in pediatrics

Description

To obtain comprehensive history and perform a physical exam to evaluate children of all ages presenting to the ED.
To help/assist the physician in ED perform appropriate procedures, resuscitation and participate in trauma evaluations of patients that is appropriate for the student’s participation.
To recognize life threatening emergencies in the ED.
The student will be required to write notes on all patients they evaluate.

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