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Waiting for SaddamLisa Amir
Ann Emerg Med 44:84-5. 2004- Oral betamethasone versus intramuscular dexamethasone for the treatment of mild to moderate viral croup: a prospective, randomized trialLisa Amir
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Pediatr Emerg Care 22:541-4. 2006..The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a single oral dose of betamethasone with intramuscular dexamethasone in the outpatient treatment of mild to moderate croup... - The severity of injury in children resulting from acts against civilian populationsLisa D Amir
Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Unit of Emergency Medicine, Kaplan 14, Petach Tikva, Israel 49202
Ann Surg 241:666-70. 2005..To characterize the injuries to children by acts against civilian populations (AACP)... - Role of diagnosis-specific information sheets in parents' understanding of emergency department discharge instructionsYehezkel Waisman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, 14 Kaplan Street, Petah Tiqva 49202, Israel
Eur J Emerg Med 12:159-62. 2005..To investigate the contribution of diagnosis-specific information sheets at discharge from the emergency department on parental understanding of the discharge instructions... - Validity of the quick-read C-reactive protein test in the prediction of bacterial pneumonia in the pediatric emergency departmentNufar Marcus
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Eur J Emerg Med 15:158-61. 2008..C-reactive protein (CRP) values are clinically useful in differentiating viral from bacterial illnesses in children, but the regular test is impractical in the emergency department (ED) setting... - The impact of terrorism on children: a two-year experienceYehezkel Waisman
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Prehosp Disaster Med 18:242-8. 2003..To review and analyze the cumulative two-year, Israeli experience with medical care for children victims of terrorism during the prehospital and hospital phases... - Medical education and quality of care in the pediatric emergency department setting: a combined modelWalid Kaddan
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
Eur J Emerg Med 13:139-43. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: A combined program of medical education/quality assurance-improvement in the emergency department is feasible and seems to contribute to improved medical services and patient care... - Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) courses in Israel: ten years of experienceYehezkel Waisman
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 7:639-42. 2005..The Pediatric Advanced Life Support course of the American Heart Association/American Academy of Pediatrics was established in Israel in 1994 and has since been presented to over 3,108 medical and paramedical personnel... - The quick-read C-reactive protein test for the prediction of bacterial gastroenteritis in the pediatric emergency departmentNufar Marcus
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:634-7. 2007..To determine the clinical usefulness of the bedside Quick-Read (QR) C-reactive protein (CRP) test for predicting bacterial gastroenteritis in the pediatric emergency department... - Does the pediatric advanced life support course improve knowledge of pediatric resuscitation?Yehezkel Waisman
Department of Emergency Medicine and Day Hospitalization, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Pediatr Emerg Care 18:168-70. 2002..To determine whether the pediatric advanced life support (PALS) course contributes to the knowledge required by health care providers for pediatric resuscitation and whether differences in achievement exist between professional groups... - Do parents understand emergency department discharge instructions? A survey analysisYehezkel Waisman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 5:567-70. 2003..Understanding discharge instructions is crucial to optimal healing but may be compromised in the hectic environment of the emergency department... - Acute appendicitis after a blunt perineal trauma: an illustrative caseAchiya Amir
Unit of Emergency Medicine, Schneider Children s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:184-5. 2009..Clinicians taking care of children with injuries to the abdomen or perineal area should be aware of the possibility that they can develop posttraumatic acute appendicitis... - Two mid-pregnancy interventions to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding: a randomized controlled trialDella Forster
Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Birth 31:176-82. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: In settings where breastfeeding initiation is already high, neither study intervention could be recommended as an effective strategy to increase breastfeeding initiation or duration...