Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems

Brian Moore; Manish I Shah; Sylvia Owusu-Ansah; Toni Gross; Kathleen Brown; Marianne Gausche-Hill; Katherine Remick; Kathleen Adelgais; John Lyng; Lara Rappaport; Sally Snow; Cynthia Wright-Johnson; Julie C Leonard; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Section on Emergency Medicine EMS Committee and Section on Surgery;; American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Medical Services Committee;; Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee;; National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians Standards and Clinical Practice Committee;; National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Emergency Pediatric Care Committee

doi:10.1080/10903127.2019.1685614

Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems

Prehosp Emerg Care. 2020 Mar-Apr;24(2):175-179. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1685614. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Authors

Brian Moore, Manish I Shah, Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, Toni Gross, Kathleen Brown, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Katherine Remick, Kathleen Adelgais, John Lyng, Lara Rappaport, Sally Snow, Cynthia Wright-Johnson, Julie C Leonard; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Section on Emergency Medicine EMS Committee and Section on Surgery;; American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Medical Services Committee;; Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee;; National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians Standards and Clinical Practice Committee;; National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Emergency Pediatric Care Committee

PMID: 31854223
DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1685614

Abstract

This is a joint policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Nurses Association, National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians, and National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians on pediatric readiness in emergency medical services systems.

Keywords: EMS; pediatrics; readiness.

MeSH terms

Child
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
Humans
Pediatrics / organization & administration*
Quality of Health Care*
Societies, Medical
United States