Proper Use Research Articles

Nutraceuticals: New Perspective and Approach to Prevent Dysmenorrhea

Background: The words "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical" are combined to form the phrase "nutraceutical." Nutraceuticals are foods or dietary components that have an important role in regulating and sustaining normal physiological function in humans. For the treatment of dysmenorrhoea, a variety of pharmacological medications are available, however, they all have significant side effects. Dietary supplements and lifestyle management, on the other hand, were found to have a major influence on the occurrence and control of dysmenorrhea. Objective: The objective of this paper is to study a comprehensive review of the dietary and nutritional supplements with special emphasis on dysmenorrhea. This paper focuses on understanding and interpreting the details of menstrual pain and its effective nutritional diet that can be used as a treatment for avoiding menstrual discomfort. Methods: The selection of data has been done by studying a combination of various research and review papers from different databases like PubMed, NCBI, Science Direct, WHO, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science from the year 2000-2022. Results: Based on various papers and literature reviews, we have concluded about various dietary supplements and herbs that can be used to avoid pain during mensuration followed by its all-daily requirement of nutrition on different age groups and efficacy of treatments. Conclusion: According to current evidence, young women should be instructed in the proper use of dietary supplements, nutrition, and vitamins, as well as the inclusion of effective diet and lifestyle changes such as exercise and a well-balanced diet with adequate nutrition, as these are likely to reduce the negative effects of dysmenorrhea.

Comparative study of arterial doppler with digital subtraction angiography in lower limb peripheral arterial disease: a protocol

Background One of the serious cardiovascular conditions is peripheral arterial disease; in which distinctive feature is diminished blood supply towards the lower extremities, frequently because of atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Methods We will compare arterial Doppler with digital subtraction angiography in peripheral lower limb occlusive arterial sickness; to determine Peripheral Arterial Disease along with its location and stenosis severity on Duplex Ultra-Sonography and Digital Subtraction Angiography; and to determine the segment-to-segment agreement of the arterial tree within Duplex Ultra-Sonography and Digital Subtraction Angiography. Implications This will encourage the participants for periodic investigation and proper use of medications which will improve hospital/facility outcome. It will be helpful for older individuals how are more susceptible to peripheral artery disease. A fair accurate treatment options will be given to patients. Limitations Findings will only be applicable to our organization because the study will be done at one tertiary care hospital, limiting their external validity and generalizability.

Sustainable and Resilient Land Use Planning: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach

Land use allocation (LUA) is of prime importance for the development of urban sustainability and resilience. Since the process of planning and managing land use requires balancing different conflicting social, economic, and environmental factors, it has become a complex and significant issue in urban planning worldwide. LUA is usually regarded as a spatial multi-objective optimization (MOO) problem in previous studies. In this paper, we develop an MOO approach for tackling the LUA problem, in which maximum economy, minimum carbon emissions, maximum accessibility, maximum integration, and maximum compactness are formulated as optimal objectives. To solve the MOO problem, an improved non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm III (NSGA-III) is proposed in terms of mutation and crossover operations by preserving the constraints on the sizes for each land use type. The proposed approach was applied to KaMavota district, Maputo City, Mozambique, to generate a proper land use plan. The results showed that the improved NSGA-III yielded better performance than the standard NSGA-III. The optimal solutions produced by the MOO approach provide good trade-offs between the conflicting objectives. This research is beneficial for policymakers and city planners by providing alternative land use allocation plans for urban sustainability and resilience.

CAMPUR KODE SEBAGAI SUMBER KONFLIK BAHASA DI BAGIAN KOMENTAR INSTAGRAM

Language conflict can happen anywhere, including in social media. Understanding language conflict may help to escalate problems which might arise as the aftermaths. The present study aims to analyze language conflicts in social media’s comments. In order to obtain the results, the present study uses a descriptive qualitative method by analyzing 20 comments from three different posts in Instagram, a social media website. The findings of present study suggest that language conflicts in Instagram’s comments might be caused by dictions used by the commenters. Their dictions can be interpreted differently by other commenters. In addition, code-mixing can cause language conflicts among commenters. As the commenter used a mix between Indonesian and English language due to their lack of knowledge in expressing their thoughts in same language, it can cause a language conflict in Instagram’ comment section. The results of present study suggest that language conflicts might arise due to lack of knowledge regarding both languages. In order to avoid language conflicts, it seems important for concerned parties such as education institutions and media to provide suitable promotion of the proper use language and proper etiquette of social media.

Map-aiding of the additional secondary factors isosurface by the spline approximation method as a condition of improving the e-Loran observations accuracy

The benefit of the Loran ground-based radio navigation system as an alternative to global navigation satellite systems is argued. The motivation of searching for a duplicate variant is caused by the necessity to ensure the reliability of positioning as a subject of countering spoofing and jamming risks when implementing the concept of cybernetic awareness on water transport. Hypothetically, the possibility of using e-Loran on the Northern Sea Route as a backup navigation system is considered. The experience of operating pilot projects of the enhanced Loran in the issue of the predicted potential of positioning accuracy is analyzed. The optimal method of compensation for the system error of geolocation based on the use of additional secondary factors is investigated. Taking into account the principle of the d-Loran functional, based on comparing the measured values of the radio signal passage delay with published analogues for transmitting clarifications to marine consumers, the necessity of using integrity as a criterion for a confidence assessment of the navigation information processing reliability has been determined. A critical analysis of the attempts effectiveness to use the linear interpolation method to calculate intermediate representative values of the delay in the radio signal transmission in order to simulate the map of additional secondary factors is performed. The hypothesis of the prospects for the isosurface corrections synthesis based on B-spline approximation is put forward. The South Korean experiment of synthesizing a chart of additional secondary factors with measured indicators of the radio signal propagation time delay in nanoseconds from the Pohang transmitting station has been repeated at the correct algorithmic level. In order to demonstrate the practical feasibility of the spline algorithm, a computer visualization of a cartographic fragment of additional secondary factors of Yongil Bay is performed. It is suggested that three-dimensional representation of the additional secondary factor for situational perception by the Officer on watch of map-aided correction as a process in alternative positioning in order to increase the reliability of location control through visual evaluation of proper use of corrections of the e-Loran differential variant. The prospect of using the developed package of applied Pascal-programs with implementations on display-type monitors as intellectual support for decision-making by the navigator in a posteriori assessment of the observation accuracy due to the visual representation of the correction field is noted.

A histology guide for performing human cadaveric studies: SQIP 2024 what to look for with light microscopy.

Histological observation under light microscopy has long been used in human cadaveric studies. However, it can distort the interpretations of findings if not used appropriately; there is no guide for its proper use. The aim of this article is to revisit and discuss the correct use of histology in human cadaveric studies, following discussions with experts in multiple fields of medicine, and to create the first guide for such usage. We reached a consensus with the experts, agreeing that when this principle (structure, quantification, interaction, position: SQIP) is applied to histological observations, the findings will be interpreted correctly. Appropriate use of this recommendation can make human cadaveric studies more accurate and informative. This is the first histology guide for human cadaveric studies.

Dynamic Light Scattering for the Measurement of Transport Properties of Fluids

The present article summarizes experimental and theoretical considerations required for a proper use of dynamic light scattering (DLS) for the measurement of transport properties of fluids. It addresses not only recent advancements of the method, but also aims to provide recommendations to researchers who intend to apply the technique in the future. As outlined in this study, DLS is based on the analysis of scattered light governed by microscopic statistical or periodic fluctuations that originate from the thermal movement of molecules and/or particles at macroscopic thermodynamic equilibrium. The dynamics of these hydrodynamic fluctuations in the bulk of fluids or at their phase boundaries are related to the underlying diffusive processes and, thus, to the associated transport properties, and are reflected by the time-dependent correlation function of the scattered light intensity. The fundamentals of this type of detection, known as photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), will be discussed in the present contribution in some more detail. It is emphasized that the experiments need to be designed carefully in accordance with theory in order to assign the measurement signals to the corresponding hydrodynamic fluctuations. If the necessary conditions are fulfilled, DLS allows the accurate determination of several transport properties including kinematic and dynamic viscosity, thermal diffusivity, mutual diffusivity, and sound attenuation, which may be accessed together with other thermophysical properties such as speed of sound and surface or interfacial tension. In some instances, also the simultaneous determination of several transport properties is possible. With the exception of the sound attenuation, expanded uncertainties for the mentioned transport properties down to 1 % can be achieved for various types of fluid systems over a wide range of thermodynamic states up to elevated temperatures and pressures as well as in the vicinity of critical points. This performance and versatility of the DLS technique is documented in the present study by highlighting measurement examples from recent thermophysical property research on different classes of working fluids relevant for process and energy technology.

Real-Time Twitter Trends Analysis Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation and Machine Learning

As far as social media is concerned twitter has become a major source of public data in the form of tweets. Twitter is an emerging source of large textual data(big data).People can easily express their opinions , reviews, interests and tastes about a particular event, topic ,product etc., occurring worldwide. This makes twitter a good source of valuable data which can be further used to perform sentiment analysis, know trending topics of public intrests and public opinion on a particular product or event which can be beneficial for business growth and political parties to know public choices and they can take actions accordingly. The extraction of meaningful insights from the vast and dynamic stream of social media data is greatly facilitated by the implementation of topic modeling and sentiment analysis on Twitter tweets. The identification of recurring themes or subjects within a collection of tweets, which is the essence of topic modeling, serves to reveal patterns in discussions, thereby aiding in the comprehension of prevalent topics and trends. Concurrently, sentiment analysis, through the evaluation of the emotional tone of tweets, enables the discernment of whether the expressed sentiments are positive, negative, or neutral. The combination of these techniques provides researchers and businesses with valuable perspectives on public opinions, emerging issues, and user sentiments, thereby empowering them to make informed decisions and develop effective engagement strategies in the ever-evolving landscape of social media. But twitter data(tweets) are unstructured ,contains noisy data, urls , stop words, re-tweets video ,emoji etc., which need to be cleaned and preprocessed to perform proper sentiment analysis and use it to extract meaningful effective insights from it. This paper focuses on various methods of topic modeling and discovering latent topics ,text-mining approaches ,micro-blogging methods used in various researches .This paper focuses on latent dirichlet allocation method of topic modeling and text-mining to discover latent topics in tweets, micro-blogging ,text-mining approaches .A proper survey is done on previous researches on this topic in this article. Keywords:-LDA, text-mining, topic modeling, micro-blogging ,machine learning ,sentiment analysis, NLP.

PHYSICS EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY (PhET) INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS AS TEACHING AID IN ENHANCING STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Physics Education Technology (PhET) interactive simulations in enhancing students performance in Physics. It is a quantitative study involving pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research. The respondents for this study were 60 Grade 11 senior high school students, specifically from two sections in a public secondary school in the Division of Davao de Oro. They were categorized into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. The pretest and posttest questionnaire, derived from the Grade 11 Physical Science module, underwent pilot testing to ensure its validity and reliability and was utilized as the instrument. The mean, mean gain score, T-test for correlated mean, and T-test for uncorrelated mean were employed as the statistical treatments for this study. The results revealed that before the intervention, the students performance in both groups was at the same level. However, during the post-test, the control and experimental groups improved their Physics performance, albeit at different levels. A significant difference was observed between the mean gain scores of the two groups. This suggests that the intervention, Physics Education Technology (PhET) interactive simulation, is more effective compared to the conventional method of teaching. The researcher recommends that students play an active role in the learning process. Teachers should incorporate PhET interactive simulations into their classes, and administrators should provide relevant training and workshops on the proper use of PhET interactive simulations. Future researchers are encouraged to conduct studies on other areas related to PhET interactive simulations. KEYWORDS: Education, students performance, Physics Education Technology (PhET), quasi-experimental, Pretest-Posttest design, Grade 11 students

Unregulated Decorative Lenses: A Brief Definitive Review.

Contact lenses are US Food and Drug Administration-regulated medical devices that are a safe and effective method for the correction of refractive error. They are worn by an estimated 45 million Americans. Decorative contact lenses (DCLs) can be used for patients with medical conditions such as failed corneas or aniridia. However, DCLs have also gained popularity in the young, contact lens-naïve population. DCL users often buy lenses through unregulated sources without a clinical examination and education on proper use by an eye care professional. These lenses have a significantly higher risk of infection when compared with contact lenses for the correction of refractive error. To reduce the incidence of microbial keratitis, regulators and eye care professionals must make coordinated efforts to generate and disseminate prevention messages to all contact lens users. In addition, physician and patient reporting of contact lens-related complications to regulatory agencies enhances the pathway to risk reduction. This article reviews DCL use and supply, with a specific focus on the increased risk of contact lens-related complications in unsupervised DCL use.

Impact of occupational noise exposure on the hearing level in hospital staffs: a longitudinal study.

The study aimed to evaluate the impact of occupational noise on hearing loss among healthcare workers using audiometry. A longitudinal study was conducted with a six-month follow-up period in a hospital with 21 participants, divided into high-noise-exposure (HNE) and low-noise-exposure (LNE) groups. Mean noise levels were higher in the HNE group (70.4 ± 4.5 dBA), and hearing loss was measured using pure-tone audiometry at baseline and follow-up. The HNE group had significantly higher mean threshold levels at frequencies of 0.25kHz, 0.5kHz, 4.0kHz, and an average of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4kHz (all p-values < 0.05) after the follow-up period. After adjusting for confounding factors, the HNE group had significantly higher hearing loss levels at 0.25kHz, 0.5kHz, and average frequencies of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4kHz compared to the LNE group at the second measurement. Occupational noise levels above 65 dBA over six months were found to cause significant threshold changes at frequencies of 0.25kHz, 0.5kHz, and an average of 0.5-4.0kHz. This study highlights the risk of noise-induced hearing loss among healthcare workers and emphasizes the importance of implementing effective hearing conservation programs in the workplace. Regular monitoring and assessment of noise levels and hearing ability, along with proper use of personal protective equipment, are crucial steps in mitigating the impact of occupational noise exposure on the hearing health of healthcare workers.

Stirling engine multi-objective optimization using a genetic algorithm

With the growing demand of energy globally, the actual worrying state of the earth’s finite resources, namely fossil fuels, opens up the scope of energy researches to innovative and efficient solutions. Stirling engine has been an interesting subject of study since its invention, and many studies dealt with Stirling engine efficiency with attempts to optimize it in order to have a proper use of the engine in the real world, depending on the use cases. Stirling engine is an external combustion engine with a theoretical efficiency equivalent to that of Carnot. Alongside the global awareness to use efficient and less resource consuming solutions, there has been a spiking growth in the set of tools that are conceived to achieve that; specifically in the machine learning area. Among the various available algorithms, the one used in the hereby study is the non-sorted genetic algorithm II, which falls into the genetic algorithms category. This algorithm is well suited for multi-objective optimization problems; it consists of selecting the best design parameters that are contained in predefined upper and lower bounds, based on multiple objective functions.

Tugen culture and art: A critical study of Tugen mother language (form) in preservation of Tugen cultural identity

This paper examines and analyses the use of Tugen's mother language, which is explicitly manifested in both verbal and nonverbal communication. To understand the Tugen culture, it is imperative to examine the deeper and hidden meanings expressed in the use of the Tugen mother language as an integral part of Tugen culture in the preservation of its cultural identity. A superficial use of Tugen's mother language will lead to a misinterpretation of Tugen cultural identity. The study discusses the use of Tugen's mother language in instilling a set standard of behaviour being expressed in art (nonverbal communication, e.g. models, symbolism, magical objects, ceremonial dance, etc.) and beliefs/spiritual, physical, social and ideational environment (verbal communication). This study is intended to enhance knowledge, skills and countless norms guiding people’s way of interactions and coping with the ideational environment by identifying norms affecting knowledge, rituals, ideas, magic, and emotions which are being shared by the Tugen people so as to cope with the various and numerous demands of life. Therefore, the Tugen mother language forms an integral part of the modern educational system. The paper concludes that without a proper understanding of the deeper and hidden use of Tugen's mother language, it will result in the misrepresentation of Tugen culture, and that the proper use of the Tugen mother language will also lead to protection, provision and treatment against the exigencies of life experienced in the physical and spiritual world, especially in handling stressful life challenges to the "known meaningful" worldview of the Tugen people.

A picture of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Brazil and its mercury emissions and releases.

This study presents a picture of ASGM in Brazil and prospective numbers on mercury emissions and releases in 2016, when the country declared production of about 90 tonnes of gold, of which circa 25 tonnes came from ASGM. However, it is also necessary to consider the illegal production of ASGM which is estimated to vary between 10% and eight times more than the legal production. The proposed method included: organization of spatial data on legal ASGM output, stakeholder identification and meetings, mercury metallurgical balance, quantitative measurement of mercury in the atmosphere and qualitative social aspects such as the miners' economic dependence on the managers and scenarios of illegal ASGM annual production. The main results revealed that the initial mercury (Hg)-gold (Au) production ratio was higher for the primary whole ore than for the concentrate secondary ore, which is the most frequent type of Brazilian ASGM. The amalgam filtering technique followed by mercury recovery is routine, decreasing the Hg releases to tailings ponds or to soil and water bodies. The mercury emissions by thermal decomposition of amalgam are independent of the initial mercury mass, depending only on the mercury in the amalgam and the (adequate) use or not of emission control systems. Illegal activities reduce the availability and proper use of these systems, resulting in higher emissions. Mercury emissions from ASGM in Brazil may increase the global mercury emissions estimates, while their mercury releases may represent a marginal increase. As the mercury emitted may be trapped by the rainforests added to the mercury released, the environmental contamination may pose health risks to Amazonian population, which requires immediate action.

Mobile Health Applications (mHealth apps) for breastfeeding: a qualitative review using the Mobile Application Rating Scale.

mHealth apps are the most commonly used applications by women for seeking information and support for breastfeeding. The primary goal of this study is to provide a quality assessment of Italian-language mHealth apps for breastfeeding using the Italian version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (I-MARS). A systematic search was conducted on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Windows Store. Inclusion criteria were: mHealth apps available in Italian, free of charge, and focused on the theme of breastfeeding. The quality assessment of the eligible mHealth apps was carried out on the latest available version using the I-MARS, by two authors independently. A total of 381 mHealth apps were identified, of which 38 mHealth apps were included and evaluated (n=9 on Google Play Store, n=29 on Apple App Store). The average total score of the objective dimension of I-MARS was found to be adequate, equal to 3,07±0,75, with a Cohen's Kappa score of 65,8%. The subjective dimension of the I-MARS, however, achieved a low average total score of 2,44±1,03, with a Cohen's Kappa score of 60,5%. In this regard, the subjective dimension of the I-MARS shows lower values compared to the subjective evaluation of the users (3,28±1,95). The informational quality dimension of mHealth apps was found to be lacking and/or inadequate in 80% of cases. 53% of the selected mHealth apps presented average quality scores that were adequate. The results of this study thus lay the groundwork for future recommendations for the development and proper use of mHealth apps for the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding.

CHARACTERIZATION OF PERIWINKLE SHELL ASH REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION

The Periwinkle shell (Tympanotonus fuscatus) is one of the most abundant wastes in the Calabar coastal region of Nigeria and needs to be put into proper use. The great need to shift attention towards waste materials with good mechanical properties to replace some materials used in the Automobile industries for Automobile products is paramount. This research focused on the Mechanical characterization of several composites developed from Periwinkle Shell Powder (PSP) as filler and four selected polymeric materials as the matrix. Recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE), Recycled linear low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE), Recycled polystyrene (rPP) and recycled polystyrene (rPS) from waste dumps were selected as the Matrix for the composites. The crushed periwinkle shell (CPSP) was subjected to a calcination (ashing) process. Ashed Periwinkle Shell Powder (APSP) was used to reinforce the rHDPE, rLLDPE, rPP and rPS at 0 to 40% filler loading. Mechanical tests carried out resulted in the 30%PSP and 70%PP composite having better tensile and flexural strengths, good flexural modulus, hardness, impact and moisture absorption results. Results obtained from the mechanical tests were comparable with values obtained from a tested existing vehicle bumper. The APSP-filled recycled polymer composites can serve as a suitable green alternative to existing vehicle bumpers.

Influence of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Development on Stakeholders’ Views, Concern and Reactions in Papua New Guinea

The research investigates the influence of farming on farmers and other stakeholders’ view and it was conducted at PNG Biomass project impact communities of Markham Valley in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). A cross-sectional descriptive study with use of purposive sampling that involving in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and meeting whereby data were analysed using NVivo software. The findings show that social change influence famers attitude, behaviour pattern and different perception towards PNG Biomass project development. Further investigation reveals that various stakeholders have different view, concern and reaction towards the PNG Biomass project development: the farmers boost about positive impact; settlers complain about negative adverse effect and PNG National Government assured the landowners and PNG Biomass project to support the sustainable development of climate change resilient and carbon credit project in PNG. The research recommends for the wider community awareness about the positive impact of PNG Biomass project development and also need for project risk evaluation and proper land use planning.

ИНИЦИАТИВЫ ВСЕМИРНОЙ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ В СФЕРЕ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ ПАЦИЕНТОВ И ИХ РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

Currently, patient safety is one of the most important areas of healthcare, and it requires global coordinated efforts. The term "patient safety" covers various aspects, including the prevention of errors and adverse events, minimising risks of infections associated with medical care, ensuring proper use of equipment and effective interaction between patients and medical staff. World Health Organization (WHO) as a specialized unit of the United Nations in the field of global health has a unique international position and authority. It collects and analyzes data from around the world, conducts research and consults member countries within its competence, including medical care safety. In the Russian Federation, the movement for patient safety is still in the process of formation, many medical organizations, when implementing modern principles of safe medical care, face a shortage of practical manuals and other methodological materials. This literature review is devoted to the analysis and systematization of WHO initiatives in the field of improving patient safety. The review pays special attention to WHO's practical recommendations for improving patient safety, which can be used in medical organizations. The review also provides an analytical assessment of the implementation of the main activities aimed to improve patient safety in the Russian Federation. Thus, this study will be interesting to a wide range of readers, especially health care managers and medical professionals who plan to implement the principles of safe medical care in their organizations.

Nursing Interventions for Client and Family Training in the Proper Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in the Transition from Hospital to Community: A Scoping Review.

Noninvasive ventilation is an increasingly disseminated therapeutic option, which is explained by increases in the prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases, life expectancy, and the effectiveness of this type of respiratory support. This literature review observes that upon returning home after hospital discharge, there are difficulties in adhering to and maintaining this therapy. The aim of this study is to identify nursing interventions for client and family training in the proper use of noninvasive ventilation in the transition from hospital to community. A scoping review was carried out by searching MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science. The articles were selected by two independent reviewers by applying the predefined eligibility criteria. Regarding transitional care, the authors opted to include studies about interventions to train clients and families during hospital stay, hospital discharge, transition from hospital to home, and the first 30 days after returning home. The eight included publications allowed for identification of interventions related to masks or interfaces, prevention of complications associated with noninvasive ventilation, leakage control, maintenance and cleaning of ventilators and accessories, respiratory training, ventilator monitoring, communication, and behavioral strategies as transitional care priority interventions to guarantee proper training in the transition from hospital to community.

Updates on the clinical integration of point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric emergency medicine.

There is expanding evidence for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use in pediatric emergency medicine - this review highlights the benefits and challenges in the clinical integration of high-yield POCUS applications. Specifically, it will delve into POCUS applications during resuscitations, controversies of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in pediatric trauma, POCUS-guided procedures, and examples of clinical pathways where POCUS can expedite definitive care. POCUS can enhance diagnostic accuracy and aid in management of pediatric patients in shock and help identify reversible causes during cardiac arrest. The use of the FAST in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma remains nuanced - its proper use requires an integration with clinical findings and an appreciation of its limitations. POCUS has been shown to enhance safety and efficacy of procedures such as nerve blocks, incision & drainage, and intravenous access. Integrating POCUS into pathways for conditions such as intussusception and testicular torsion expedites downstream care. POCUS enhances diagnostic efficiency and management in pediatric patients arriving at the ED with undifferentiated shock, cardiac arrest, or trauma. Additionally, POCUS improves procedural success and safety, and is integral to clinical pathways for expediting definitive care for various pediatric emergencies. Future research should continue to focus on the impact of POCUS on patient outcomes, ensuring user competency, and the expansion of POCUS into diverse settings.