Table 3.

Diagnoses and Interventions seen in the PED for which there is Level III Evidence

Diagnosis	Intervention	Number of Patients	Committee Comments
femur shaft fracture	closed reduction & spica cast	1	could likely do an RCT of open vs closed reduction
metatarsal fracture	cast	1	one dissentor from the committee
contusion hand	volar slab	1
sprained digit	aluminum splint	2	would make a good RCT vs. placebo
non-displaced fracture thumb metacarpal bone	thumb splint	1
cellulitis	PO antibiotics	1	RCT needed for PO vs IV antibiotics
cellulitis	IV antibiotics	3	RCT needed for PO vs IV antibiotics
pneumonia	PO antibiotics	5	need higher quality of evidence as we probably over-treat
pneumonia	IV antibiotics	3	see above comment
intussusception	air contrast enema	1	need an RCT of air contrast vs barium enema
dental abscess	drainage & PO antibiotics	1
erythema multiforme	reactine (cetirizine)	1	Needs to be studied