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Healthy Children Radio: Going to the ER (Audio)
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Nearly 20 percent of visits to emergency departments in the U.S. are for children.
Alison Tothy, MD, FAAP, a
pediatric emergency specialist
, comes on the Healthy Children radio show to discuss what every ER doc wishes parents knew before they brought their child to the
emergency room
.
Segment 1:
Taking Your Child to the ER? What to Know Before You Go
Published
2/13/2013 12:00 AM
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