Alaska (AK) Pediatric Emergency Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Information
Description
Pediatric emergency medicine deals with critical or emergency care of infants, children and adolescents. A pediatric emergency medicine physician has special knowledge and training in treatment and medications for children who are critically ill because of injury or disease. An emergency physician, also called an intensivist, acts immediately to prevent death or disability to a young patient in a hospital intensive care department or elsewhere if a patient requires emergency care.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alaska has
1 practicing
pediatric emergency medicine doctor in Juneau.
Alaska Information
Alaska became the 49th state in 1959, and Juneau is its capital city. Comprising 586,000 square miles, the population is 663,661. Also called the Land of the Midnight Sun, Alaska’s average winter temperatures are around 20°F, so tourism is active all year round.
You can study Alaska’s native culture, take a dogsled ride, enjoy skiing, snowboarding, skating, ice fishing, or a sea kayak ride. Enjoy winter carnivals and festivals. Take a cruise to view wildlife, including humpback whales, pan for gold, or fish for Alaska’s world-famous King salmon.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alaska has a population of 663,661.
Of this population, 172,628 are under the age of 18
and 43,134 are at or above the age of 65.
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