In emergencies, children have distinct needs because of their unique physiological, emotional and developmental ...

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 ...

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 ...

TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Raising all U.S. emergency departments to high levels of pediatric readiness would prevent more than one-quarter of deaths among children receiving ...

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

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HealthDay News — Raising all U.S. emergency departments to high levels of pediatric readiness would prevent more than one-quarter of deaths among children receiving emergency services, according to a ...

Study also showed improving readiness for all US emergency ... Clinical and cost data were pulled from 7.9 million children receiving emergency services at 747 emergency departments in 11 states.

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 ...

A nationwide study finds that boosting emergency departments' pediatric readiness could prevent 2,143 child deaths annually ...