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Kathy N. Shaw
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James Chamberlain
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Jane Lavelle
Joshua Nagler
Joan E, Shook


Fleisher & Ludwig’s

Textbook of Pediatric
Emergency Medicine
Eighth Edition
Senior Editors
Kathy N. Shaw, MD, MSCE
Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
The Nicholas Crognale Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard G. Bachur, MD
Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Emergency Medicine
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Associate Editors
James M. Chamberlain, MD

Division Chief
Department of Emergency Medicine
Children’s National Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health
Sciences
Washington, DC
Jane Lavelle, MD


Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director, Associate Division Chief Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Pathway Program
Office of Continuous Quality Improvement
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joshua Nagler, MD, MHPEd
Associate Division Chief and Fellowship Director/Associate
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Division of Emergency Medicine/Department of Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Joan E. Shook, MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief Safety Officer and Chief Clinical Information Officer
Texas Children’s Hospital

Houston, Texas


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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Shaw, Kathy N., editor. | Bachur, Richard G., editor.
Title: Fleisher & Ludwig’s textbook of pediatric emergency medicine / senior editors, Kathy
N. Shaw, Richard G. Bachur; associate editors, James M. Chamberlain, Jane Lavelle,

Joshua Nagler, Joan E. Shook.
Other titles: Fleisher and Ludwig’s textbook of pediatric emergency medicine
Description: 8th edition. | Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer, [2021] | Includes
bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Our primary goal as practitioners is to
provide high-quality, safe care for each child who arrives in our emergency department.
The ability to stay current with knowledge and clinical skills across all possible conditions
is impossible for any clinician. Furthermore, the evidence may be poor, inconsistent, or
changing for the management of many diseases or injuries. This leads to a wide variation in
practice, high rates of inappropriate care, patient harm, and wasted resources. Additionally,
the model of optimal care in emergency departments is challenged by high acuity and
crowding that demands teamwork, resources, a well-structured quality program, and a