Raising all U.S. emergency departments to high levels of pediatric readiness would prevent more than one-quarter of deaths ...

Implementing high pediatric readiness for all US emergency departments is highly cost-effective and would lower mortality among young patients.

estimated that if every emergency department in the United States had the core features of “pediatric readiness,” more than a quarter of the child deaths that follow E.R. visits could be ...

OHSU-led study finds better pediatric readiness in emergency departments could reduce child mortality in EDs by 25%, with modest associated costs.

Of more than 7,600 children who die annually while receiving emergency care, 2,143 could be saved if all EDs achieved high pediatric ED readiness, according to the findings. Achieving this would ...

For the calendar year 2023, the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data retrieved by the Center for Prehospital Excellence showed pediatric (<18 years of age) related ...

The most common approach to weaning infants and children is gradual reduction of ... level of ventilatory support or after an extubation readiness test (ERT) (see later in this review).

MaineHealth Franklin Hospital was recognized for excellence in pediatric emergency preparedness on Wednesday, Nov. 13. MaineHealth Franklin Hospital was recognized for its readiness to care for the ...

Ready, able to save a child's life On a high level, readiness of emergency departments represents the ability to care for acutely ill and injured children. In practice, achieving high pediatric ED ...

New research from Dr. Nathan Kuppermann at Children’s National Hospital says improving pediatric readiness in emergency rooms could save 2,143 children annually.