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Acute Care Committee

Position statements

Management of well-appearing febrile young infants aged ≤90 days
Posted: Oct 27, 2023
Best practices in pain assessment and management for children
Posted: Nov 4, 2022
Acute complications in children with sickle cell disease: Prevention and management
Posted: Feb 1, 2022
Managing an acute asthma exacerbation in children
Posted: Nov 5, 2021
Recommendations for procedural sedation in infants, children, and adolescents
Posted: Mar 12, 2021
Emergency management of the paediatric patient with convulsive status epilepticus
Posted: Feb 1, 2021
The medical evaluation of pre-pubertal children with suspected sexual abuse
Posted: Apr 14, 2020
Managing pain and distress in children undergoing brief diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Posted: Nov 1, 2019 , Reaffirmed: Oct 29, 2024
Rapid response systems for paediatrics: Suggestions for optimal organization and training
Posted: Feb 16, 2018
Bronchiolitis: Recommendations for diagnosis, monitoring and management of children one to 24 months of age
Posted: Nov 3, 2014 Updated: Nov 30, 2021
Management of the paediatric patient with acute head trauma
Posted: May 3, 2013 , Reaffirmed: Feb 28, 2018
Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in infants and children
Posted: Jan 1, 2011 , Reaffirmed: Feb 28, 2018

Practice points

Management of febrile neutropenia in immunocompetent children and youth
Posted: Jun 29, 2023
Current recommendations for management of paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
Posted: Dec 5, 2022
Medical management of gastro-esophageal reflux in healthy infants
Posted: Nov 4, 2022
Clinical guidance for youth with myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
Posted: Sep 1, 2021
Diagnosis and management of sepsis in the paediatric patient
Posted: Aug 26, 2020
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (spring 2021 update)
Posted: Jul 6, 2020 Updated: May 3, 2021
Emergency department use of oral ondansetron for acute gastroenteritis-related vomiting in infants and children
Posted: Dec 19, 2018
A case-based update of PALS: Paediatric basic and advanced life-support guidelines
Posted: Dec 19, 2018
Risk of acute hyponatremia in hospitalized children and youth receiving maintenance intravenous fluids
Posted: Dec 18, 2018 Updated: Jul 15, 2024
Diagnosis and management of typical, newly diagnosed primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) of childhood
Posted: Oct 26, 2018 Updated: Apr 21, 2020
Use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in infants and children
Posted: May 9, 2018
Acute management of croup in the emergency department
Posted: May 24, 2017 Reaffirmed: Jun 7, 2023

Related statements endorsed by the Canadian Paediatric Society

Anaphylaxis in Schools & Other Settings, Guidelines developed by the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, ©2005-2015

 

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