Al Sharif Shafiqa, Ratnapalan Savithiri
From the *King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and †The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Feb;32(2):101-3. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000705.
Taking care of children with autism spectrum disorders is not uncommon in emergency departments as they visit hospital for acute medical and psychiatric conditions. The current prevalence and increasing incidence of autism spectrum disorders will increase the demand for hospital and outpatient services for these children, necessitating education of health care professionals and system adaptations. This paper describes a patient with autism spectrum disorder who had some challenging behavior in the emergency department when he presented with anaphylaxis and discusses management strategies that would help in caring for children with autism spectrum disorders.
在急诊科照顾患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童并不罕见，因为他们会因急性医疗和精神状况前往医院就诊。自闭症谱系障碍目前的患病率和不断上升的发病率将增加对这些儿童的医院和门诊服务需求，这就需要对医疗保健专业人员进行教育并对系统进行调整。本文描述了一名患有自闭症谱系障碍的患者，他在因过敏反应到急诊科就诊时出现了一些具有挑战性的行为，并讨论了有助于照顾自闭症谱系障碍儿童的管理策略。
