Pilot statewide study of pediatric emergency department alignment with national guidelines

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 806-807

  Costich, Julia F ^a   Fallat, Mary E ^b   Scaggs, C Morgan ^c   Bartlett, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Kentucky Community Technical College System   (United States)

^d Kentucky Hospital Association   (United States)

Author keywords

equipment; Kentucky; national guidelines; policies; preparedness; procedures; supplies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHEST TUBE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MEDICAL DEVICE; NASAL CANNULA; NASOPHARYNX AIRWAY; OROPHARYNX AIRWAY; OXYGEN MASK; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SPINE FIXATION DEVICE; SPLINT; THERMOMETER; TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84880687328     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182983b97     Document Type: Article

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