A Call for Collaboration: Knowledge Dissemination to Improve the Emergency Care of Children.

A Call for Collaboration: Knowledge Dissemination to Improve the Emergency Care of Children. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Feb 19;: Authors: Shihabuddin BS, Weinstock M, Fritter J, Lo C, Stanley R Abstract Most children seeking emergency care are evaluated and treated in general emergency departments (EDs) that are not pediatric focused. Data from the 2013 Pediatric Readiness Survey has shown that many general emergency departments are not prepared to treat pediatric patients, and that critically ill patients treated in emergency department with low readiness scores have a higher mortality (1). General emergency departments and non-pediatric hospitals often lack the equipment and expertise to implement treatment plans according to the latest pediatric guidelines and procedures. Furthermore, they are often located in hospitals without pediatric inpatient capabilities, resulting in transfers and delayed care (2). PMID: 32077167 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research