A national assessment of pediatric readiness of emergency departments

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 527-534

  Gausche Hill, Marianne ^a,b   Ely, Michael ^c,d   Schmuhl, Patricia ^c,d   Telford, Russell ^c,d   Remick, Katherine E ^e,f   Edgerton, Elizabeth A ^g   Olson, Lenora M ^c,d  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c National Emergency Medical Services for Children Data Analysis Resource Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e City of Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services System   (United States)

^f UTHealth Austin Dell Children's Medical Center   (United States)

^g HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE MANAGER; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930793712     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.138     Document Type: Article

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