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Saving Children’s Lives by Improving Pediatric Readiness for Emergency Care
2023
· University of California San Francisco,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Northwestern University
This journal article describes how improving emergency departments’ readiness to care for children can save lives. Many hospitals are not fully prepared to treat kids …
Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers
2023
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of Utah,
· Oregon Health & Science University,
· UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Rutgers University
This journal article describes how different parts of emergency department readiness can affect the survival rates of children in US trauma centers. The study looks …
Prehospital and emergency department pediatric readiness for injured children: A statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Emergency Medical Services Committee
2023
· Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center,
· Wake Forest University,
· University of Colorado Denver,
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Children's Hospital New Orleans
This journal article describes how hospitals and emergency teams can better care for injured children before they reach the hospital and in the emergency room. …
Changes in Pediatric Inpatient Capabilities and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness
2025
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of Utah
This research article describes how many hospitals in the US have lost special units for children between 2013 and 2021. Hospitals that lost these pediatric …
Human-Centered Design to Create an Emergency Care Action Plan for Children With Medical Complexity
2025
· University of Vermont,
· University of Massachusetts,
· Columbia University,
· University of Rochester,
· Yale University,
· University of California San Francisco
This article discusses the application of Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles to create an Emergency Care Action Plan (ECAP) for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC). The …
Disaster at a Distance: Impact of 9.11.01 Televised News Coverage on Mothers’ and Children’s Health
This article explores how watching news about the 9/11 attacks affected mothers and their children. It describes that even though these families were not near …
Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator Workforce: A Survey Study
2023
· University of California San Francisco,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of Utah,
· Emergency Medical Services Agency Los Angeles County,
· University of California, Los Angeles
The study looks at the role of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECCs) in hospitals. It describes how PECCs help improve emergency care for children by …
Weather-Related Pediatric Fatalities in the United States: 2001 to 2021
2025
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Louisville,
· Norton Children's Hospital,
· University of Utah
This study analyzes pediatric fatalities related to weather events in the US over the past 21 years. It found that weather events were associated with …
Management of Severe Thermal Burns in the Acute Phase in Adults and Children
2020
· University of California San Francisco,
· Metz-Thionville Hospital Mercy,
· Hospital Armand Trousseau Ap-Hp,
· Lille University Hospital,
· Percy Military Teaching Hospital,
· Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc Hospital
The article explains how to care for severe burns in both adults and children during the early stages. It describes important steps like cooling the …
30 Years After the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident: Time for Reflection and Re-evaluation of Current Disaster Preparedness Plans
This article discusses the health effects 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Cleanup workers faced higher risks of leukemia, heart disease, and cataracts. Children …