Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40.e13 , July 2008

Comparison of Two Methods of Pediatric Resuscitation and Critical Care Management

Presented at the 4th Annual Australasian College of Emergency Medicine's Autumn Symposium 2007, Autumn Symposium, April 2007, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

  • Steven Lee Fineberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The St. George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Steven Lee Fineberg, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia; 01161-242-225-330 or 01161-400-911-396
    • ,
  • Glenn Arendts, MBBS, MMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Received 30 May 2007 ,Revised 23 September 2007 ,Accepted 22 October 2007.

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 Supervising editor: David M. Jaffe, MD

 Author contributions: SLF conceived the study, designed the trial, obtained necessary approvals, supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection, and undertook recruitment of volunteers. GA assisted with study design and data collection, managed the data, including quality control, and provided statistical advice on study design and data analysis. SLF drafted the article, and both authors contributed to its revision. SLF takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Publication dates: Available online April 14, 2008.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(07)01730-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.021

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40.e13 , July 2008

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