Pediatric Office Emergencies

• 2013

  Log in to bookmark this resource.

  Log in
• Susan Fuchs
PMID: 24093901DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2013.06.008

---

Access Resources

• Journal ArticleEN
• Ask aRCie About This Resource

About

This article discusses the importance of pediatricians being prepared to handle emergencies involving children in their office. It emphasizes the need for an office self-assessment to determine readiness for emergencies. The use of mock codes and skill drills is highlighted as a way to help office personnel feel more confident and less anxious when faced with medical emergencies. Emergency information forms provide quick and crucial details about complex patients to emergency medical services (EMS) and other physicians involved in patient care. Disaster planning should be part of the office preparedness plan.

---

Tags

Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Personnel; Office Visits; Pediatrics; Physicians' Offices; Emergencies

Institutions: Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital

---

More like this

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 Creation and Delphi-Method Refinement of Pediatric Disaster Triage Simulations 2014 · Yale University, Yale School of Medicine, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Brown University, University of Massachusetts, University of British Columbia, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Children's National Hospital, University of Colorado, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Pediatric Capacity Crisis: A Framework and Strategies to Prepare for a Pediatric Surge 2024 · Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

---

The information provided on this website is for educational purposes only. It does not substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

---