Not all emergency departments are alike

A medical emergency requires timely, immediate care. With that in mind, the notion that certain conditions require special expertise is not new, nor the concept that outcomes are improved when emergent care is provided in specified centers rather than in the closest available emergency department (ED). The result is the creation of trauma centers, stroke centers, and the like.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research