Increasing the usage of CT for Kids in emergency Care
The article presented that new study that was published online in radiology shows a dramatic increase in usage of computed tomography (CT) for children who are brought to Emergency Department with nondramatic injuries. Most children come to emergency departments complaining from a pain in abdominal region; therefore most physicians order a CT scan for abdominal area to rule out the presentence of appendicitis.
According to the article, “children evaluated in pediatric emergency departments were more than 25% less likely than those seen at general emergency departments to under go CT scan for abdominal pain”. That’s because in pediatric setting clinicians are well trained in evaluating pediatric patients with imaging.
Yet, research has shown that the most accurate and safest way to diagnose appendicitis is by following the step-by-step evaluation, starting by ultrasound procedure, if the ultrasound doesn’t provide the intended data than continue with CT scan.
My personal thoughts in this subject are similar to which has been recommended in article for the securest practice of the CT for children. Kids who suffer from abdominal discomfort must be evaluated first by using ultrasound procedure to see the presence appendicitis, than follow up whit CT scan. In addition, the emergency clinicians should have some training for evaluating pediatric patients without imaging or minimizing the need for x-ray use.

