Preparation for emergencies in the offices of pediatricians and pediatric primary care providers

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 200-212

  Krug, Steven ^g   Bojko, Thomas ^g   Dolan, Margaret A ^g   Frush, Karen ^g   O'Malley, Patricia ^g   Sapien, Robert ^g   Shaw, Kathy N ^g   Shook, Joan ^g   Sirbaugh, Paul ^g   Yamamoto, Loren ^g   Ball, Jane ^a   Role, Susan Eads ^a   Brown, Kathleen ^b   Bullock, Kim ^c   Kavanaugh, Dan ^d   Turgel, Tina ^d   Mace, Sharon E ^e   Tuggle, David W ^f   Tellez, Susan ^g  

^a EMSC National Resource Center   (United States)

^b National Association of EMS Physicians   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^f AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Emergency medical services for children; Emergency readiness; Emergency response plan; Office preparedness; Pediatric emergencies

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLUCOSE; LORAZEPAM; NALOXONE; OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 34447137341     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1109     Document Type: Review

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