Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department

Note: This is a revision of the previous joint policy statement titled “Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department.” Children have unique physical and psychosocial needs that are heightened in the setting of serious or life-threatening emergencies. The majority of ill and injured ch...

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Published in:Journal of emergency nursing 2019-01, Vol.45 (1), p.e3-e18
Main Authors: Remick, Katherine, Gausche-Hill, Marianne, Joseph, Madeline M., Brown, Kathleen, Snow, Sally K., Wright, Joseph L., Wright, Joseph, Adirim, Terry, Agus, Michael S.D., Callahan, James, Gross, Toni, Lane, Natalie, Lee, Lois, Mazor, Suzan, Mahajan, Prashant, Timm, Nathan, Alade, Kiyetta, Amato, Christopher, Avarello, Jahn T., Baldwin, Steven, Barata, Isabel A., Benjamin, Lee S., Berg, Kathleen, Bullard-Berent, Jeffrey, Dietrich, Ann Marie, Friesen, Phillip, Gerardi, Michael, Heins, Alan, Holtzman, Doug K., Homme, Jeffrey, Horeczko, Timothy, Ishimine, Paul, Lam, Samuel, Long, Katharine, Mayz, Kurtis, Mehta, Sanjay, Mellick, Larry, Ojo, Aderonke, Paul, Audrey Z., Pauze, Denis R., Pearson, Nadia M., Perina, Debra, Petrack, Emory, Rayburn, David, Rose, Emily, Russell, W. Scott, Ruttan, Timothy, Saidinejad, Mohsen, Sanders, Brian, Simpson, Joelle, Solari, Patrick, Stoner, Michael, Valente, Jonathan H., Wall, Jessica, Wallin, Dina, Waseem, Muhammad, Whiteman, Paula J., Woolridge, Dale, Young, Tiffany, Foresman-Capuzzi, Joyce, Johnson, Rose, Martin, Heather, Milici, Justin, Brandt, Cam, Nelson, Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best practice
Child
Children
Community hospitals
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Service, Hospital - standards
Emergency services
emergency treatment
Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine
Guidelines
Health Services Accessibility - standards
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospitals
Humans
Leadership
Life threatening
Medical directors
Pain management
Patient Care Team
Pediatric readiness
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - methods
Psychosocial factors
Quality Improvement
Quality of care
United States
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Summary:Note: This is a revision of the previous joint policy statement titled “Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department.” Children have unique physical and psychosocial needs that are heightened in the setting of serious or life-threatening emergencies. The majority of ill and injured children are brought to community hospital emergency departments (EDs) by virtue of proximity. It is, therefore, imperative that all EDs have the appropriate resources (medications, equipment, policies, and education) and capable staff to provide effective emergency care for children. This policy statement outlines resources necessary for EDs to stand ready to care for children of all ages. These recommendations are consistent with the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (now called the National Academy of Medicine) in its report “The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System.” Although resources within emergency and trauma care systems vary locally, regionally, and nationally, it is essential that ED staff, administrators, and medical directors seek to meetor exceedthese recommendations to ensure high-quality emergency care is available for all children. These updated recommendations are intended to serve as a resource for clinical and administrative leadership of EDs as they strive to improve their readiness for children of all ages.
ISSN:0099-1767
1527-2966
DOI:10.1016/j.jen.2018.10.003