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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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