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    Defining Pediatric Trauma Center Resource Utilization: Multidisciplinary Consensus-Based Criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2023
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Johns Hopkins University, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University at Buffalo
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes how experts from the Pediatric Trauma Society created guidelines to help decide when a child needs resources from a pediatric trauma center. …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Establishing Outcome-Driven Vital Signs Ranges For Children in the Prehospital Setting
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2023
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · University of Pittsburgh, 
          
            
            · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · Eastern Virginia Medical School, 
          
            
            · Massachusetts General Hospital, 
          
            
            · Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes a study on setting vital sign ranges for children in emergency situations. It looks at heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Pediatric Mental Health Boarding in US Emergency Departments, 2018-2022
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · Children's National Hospital, 
          
            
            · George Washington University, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University of California, Los Angeles
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes how more children and teens in the US are staying longer in emergency departments because of mental health problems from 2018 to …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Strategies Used by Children’s Hospitals During the 2022 Viral Respiratory Surge
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · St. Joseph’s Health, 
          
            
            · Boston Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN)
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article examines how pediatric hospitals across the U.S. responded to a significant increase in respiratory viral infections in fall 2022. This surge, intensified by …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Comparison of Vital Sign Cutoffs to Identify Children With Major Trauma
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · University of Pittsburgh, 
          
            
            · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of Southern California, 
          
            
            · Eastern Virginia Medical School, 
          
            
            · Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study compared different vital sign criteria to identify major trauma in children. It examined the effectiveness of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Pediatric …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Telehealth in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2021
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · UC Davis School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Children's National Hospital, 
          
            
            · George Washington University
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article discusses using telehealth in pediatric emergency medicine. It describes how modern technology helps improve care for children in emergencies. The article explains how …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    An Evidence-Based Guideline for Pediatric Prehospital Seizure Management Using GRADE Methodology
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2014
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Baylor College of Medicine, 
          
            
            · Texas Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Columbia University, 
          
            
            · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Children's National Hospital
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article provides a guideline for managing seizures in children before they reach the hospital. It describes using blood sugar tests and non-IV methods like …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits From 2017 to 2022: A Multicenter Study
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of Utah, 
          
            
            · Baylor College of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of Cincinnati, 
          
            
            · Brown University, 
          
            
            · Children's National Hospital
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study looks at the number of children visiting emergency departments for mental health issues from 2017 to 2022. It describes how these visits have …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Regional Pediatric Disaster Network Guides Statewide Telehealth Initiation During COVID-19 Pandemic
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2022
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM), 
          
            
            · UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · King County Medical Society, 
          
            
            · Washington State Medical Association
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes how a regional pediatric disaster network helped start telehealth services across Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, many clinics couldn't offer telehealth …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Early Estimate of Nirsevimab Effectiveness for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalization Among Infants Entering Their First Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season - New Vaccine Surveillance Network, October 2023-February 2024
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
          
            
            · Vanderbilt University, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Baylor College of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of Rochester
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study examines the effectiveness of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody, in preventing RSV-related hospitalizations in infants during their first RSV season. Conducted from October 2023 …