Association of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness With Mortality to 1 Year Among Injured Children Treated at Trauma Centers

• 2022

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• Craig Newgard; Amber Lin; Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert; Jennifer Marin; McKenna Smith; Jennifer Cook
PMID: 35107579DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7419

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This journal article describes how emergency departments that are better prepared to care for children can help lower the risk of death for injured kids, not just in the hospital but up to one year after their injury. The study looked at trauma centers and found that when these hospitals have higher pediatric readiness, more children survive serious injuries. It suggests that making sure emergency rooms are ready for child patients is important for saving lives both right away and in the long term.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Pediatric Readiness Studies

Keywords: Mortality; Patient Readmission; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Trauma Centers; Wounds and Injuries; Emergency Service, Hospital

Institutions: Oregon Health & Science University; Stanford University; University of Pittsburgh; University of Utah; University of Iowa; Brown University

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