COMMON PROBLEMS SEEN BY THE PLASTIC-SURGERY EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICE

This article covers many issues of particular interest to the care of the child who presents to the emergency department with a traumatic wo und. General concepts regarding the staffing of an emergency departmen t, staff qualifications, and their consultation patterns are reviewed. Issues pertaining to the management of children in the emergency sett ing, including an update on outpatient sedation and analgesia and some infectious disease considerations are also discussed.