Bouncebacks! Pediatrics - Softcover

Michael B Weinstock; Kevin M Klauer; Madeline Matar Joseph; Gregory L. Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890018791 ISBN 13: 9781890018795

Publisher: Anadem Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Bouncebacks! Pediatrics encompasses 28 cases of children who were seen in the emergency department, discharged, and then bounced back with a different diagnosis, sometimes reversible, sometimes life-ending.
In keeping with the Bouncebacks! tradition, all include the physician s actual documentation. Next is a discussion of the risk management/patient safety features of the initial encounter, either told by the book authors, chapter author, or in the colorful manner of Greg Henry, past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and arguably the foremost physician medical-legal authority in the country, having been an expert in over 2,400 medical legal cases. After the condensed description of the return visit (or visits!), the chapter author provides a referenced discussion of the presentation and final diagnosis, all within the context of the case.
The chapters are written by authors who actually cared for these patients, creating a familiarity with the initial presentation and/or bounceback. Commentary often includes a very personal discussion of their initial discovery of the bounceback, and how an adverse outcome affected them personally; sometimes to the point of marital discord and consideration of suicide. What feelings should we have upon recognizing a child we cared for 24 hours ago is being rushed back to the trauma bay or learning that a parent we spoke with only hours ago will no longer be woken on Christmas morning by their 5 year old?
Chapter authors range from nationally renowned pediatric emergency medicine attendings and residents to general emergency medicine attendings and residents, both from academic centers and the community. Each of the following stories reflects the author s insight and experience with the care of their young. These are patients that any of us could see in any ED on any given day.
This is the third book of the series; in the first book, Bouncebacks! (2006), most of the cases were found by the book authors, then national experts were then asked to write commentary about the presenting complaint and final diagnosis, all within the context of the case. The second book, Bouncebacks: Medical and Legal (2011) was comprised of cases which went to trial or settlement. It was structured as one fictional day in the life of an emergency physician who reported to their shift; saw 10 well-appearing patients, only to subsequently find 10 letters that arrived in the mail! These cases were found through court records and appeals decisions; actual ED documentation and deposition and trial testimony was supplied by the attorneys who tried the cases. Each chapter is set up like an episode of the TV show Law and Order; first the medical, then the legal.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Weinstock, Professor of Emergency Medicine, adjunct at The Ohio State University Department of Emergency Medicine and Chairman of the Emergency Department at Mt. Carmel St. Ann's in Columbus Ohio.
Kevin Klauer, Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director of the Patient Safety Organization for TeamHealth.
Madeline Matar Joseph, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville.
Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP, is Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Review:

As if I didn t have enough to worry about at this stage of my career! Just when I thought I had most of Pediatric Emergency Medicine mastered, these authors come along and have the audacity to debunk that myth.The cases in this text are real, pertinent, and instructive. The lessons presented are useful, concise, and in some cases, may save a life. Buy this book!
Richard M. Cantor MD FAAP/FACEP
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Golisano Children s Hospital
Syracuse, NY --Testimonial

Bouncebacks! Pediatrics has an exceptional format that is easy to read and provides practical pearls that are guaranteed to change your current practice. This book resonates with the phrase By the grace of God, go I which springs to mind with every startling yet familiar case. In the current litigious medicolegal environment, Bouncebacks!Pediatrics is a must read for all practicing emergency medicine clinicians.
Ghazala Q. Sharieff MD, MBA
Corporate Director, Physician Outreach and Medical Management, Scripps
Health, San Diego, CA Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego --Testimonial

The book series that changed the way we think about patients returning to the ED has done it again, this time with a series of real-life pediatric cases. The bounce backs series has become a standard in Emergency Medicine circles and this new offering will only extend and enhance
the series as fundamental for the informed clinician. A must read text!
Mel Herbert, MBBS (MD) BmedSci, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Editor in Chief EMRAP --Testimonial

About this edition

• Publisher: Anadem Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1890018791
• ISBN 13: 9781890018795
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440
• Illustrator: Hannah Schumick