Pediatric Readiness Studies
This curated collection brings together key studies and evidence that highlight the impact of pediatric readiness efforts, inform quality improvement initiatives, and support data-driven decision making. It is designed for clinicians, leaders, researchers, and policy partners working to strengthen systems of care for children.
This collection includes articles published by the National Pediatrics Readiness project.
The Hospital Costs of High Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness
2024
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Oregon Health & Science University,
· Stanford Medicine,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Dell Children's Medical Center
This article describes the costs of improving emergency departments (EDs) to better care for children. It explains that having high pediatric readiness in EDs can …
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Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department
2019
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of Florida,
· Children's National Hospital
This journal article discusses emergency nursing practice and explains how nurses assess, manage, and respond to patients’ needs in fast-paced and often stressful situations. The …
Partnering With Families to Improve Emergency Medical Services for Children
2018
· Baylor College of Medicine,
· Texas Children's Hospital,
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
This journal article describes how working together with families can help make emergency medical services better for children. Families know their children best and can …
The Importance of Family Reunification in Pediatric Disaster Planning
This journal article describes how important it is to help children and their families find each other after disasters. When kids are separated from their …
Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems - Technical Report
This article explains how emergency medical services (EMS) can better care for children. It describes the need for special training, equipment, and guidelines to help …
Pediatric Readiness and Facility Verification
2016
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of Utah,
· Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
This journal article describes the use of computer simulation to study how care is delivered to children with traumatic brain injury in emergency departments. Researchers …
A National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments
2015
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of Utah,
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
This journal article describes a study that looked at how well emergency departments in the United States are prepared to care for children. The study …
National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2023
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center,
· University of Utah,
· Dell Children's Medical Center
This study examined how well emergency departments in the United States were prepared to care for children during the pandemic. It describes efforts to assess …
Development of the National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project Assessment
2024
· Baylor College of Medicine,
· Stanford University,
· EMSC Data Center,
· University of Utah,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· UCLA School of Medicine
The article describes how experts created a way to measure how ready emergency medical services are to care for children before they reach the hospital. …
Using Rehabilitation along the Pediatric Trauma Continuum as a Strategy to Define Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury
2018
· Baylor College of Medicine,
· Texas Children's Hospital,
· University of Louisville,
· Norton Children's Hospital
This journal article describes how using rehabilitation at different stages after a child has a traumatic brain injury can help doctors and families understand recovery …