Pediatric preparedness of US Emergency Departments: A 2003 survey

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1229-1237

  Gausche Hill, Marianne ^a,b,c   Schmitz, Charles ^a,b,d   Lewis, Roger J ^a,b,c  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency department; Equipment and supplies; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNGEAL MASK; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849066275     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3780     Document Type: Article

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