Evaluation of an after-hours call center: Are pediatric patients appropriately referred to the emergency department?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 798-804

  Doctor, Kaynan ^a   Correa, Kelly ^b   Olympia, Robert P ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

after hours call center; emergent referral; telephone triage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ONDANSETRON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGING; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SORE THROAT; TELEMEDICINE; VOMITING; EMERGENCY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 84930275746     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000262     Document Type: Article

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