The neonatal lazy feeder is a fairly common EM presentation. On this EM Cases Best Case Ever Dr. Anthony Crocco, the Division Head of Pediatric EM at McMaster University and Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences Hosptial, discusses an approach to the neonatal lazy feeder and why we should abandon the use of codeine in pediatrics as well as in
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Published June 2015
References & Other Resources on the use of Codeine in Children
Review article on Codeine in Pediatrics
And Ryan Radecki’s analysis of ‘More Codeine Fatalities After Tonsillectomy in North American Children’ in Pediatrics on EM Literature of Note
Dr. Helman & Dr. Crocco have no conflicts of interest to declare
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