Emergency Room (Children) - UMMC

Children's Emergency Services, the emergency medicine program at Children's of Mississippi and Batson Children's Hospital, assesses and treats children ages 15 and under who are acutely ill or injured. More than 40,000 children annually are cared for at the only medical facility in Mississippi dedicated to the care of sick and injured children. Head injuries are one of the most common reasons for a trip to the ER, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The injury can be as mild as a bump, bruise or cut or it can be of a more serious nature as a result of a concussion, deep or open wound, fractured skull bone or from internal bleeding and damage to the brain.