Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 62-65 , March 2005

Twenty Years of Emergency Medical Services for Children—A Cause for Celebration and a Call for Action

  • Steven Krug, MD (Professor and Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs, Head, Chair, Editor-in-Chief)
  • Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH (Associate Professor, Vice Chair and Director of Research, Member, Executive Committee, Editorial Board Member)

References 

  1. Moody-Williams J, Krug SE, O'Connor R, et al. Practice guidelines and performance measures in emergency medical services for children. Ann Emerg Med. 2002;39:404–412
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Emergency preparedness for children with special health care needs. Pediatrics. 1999;104(4):e53;Available at: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/104/4/e53
  3. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency MedicineThe American College of Emergency Physicians, and Pediatric Committee. Care of children in the emergency department: guidelines for preparedness. Pediatrics. 2001;107:777–781and Ann Emerg Med. 2001;37:423–427
  4. The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN): rationale, development, and first steps. Acad Emerg Med. 2003;10:661–668and Pediatr Emerg Care. 2003;19:185–193
  5. In:  Durch JS,  Lohr KN editor. Emergency medical services for children. Report of the institute of medicine committee on pediatric emergency medical services. Washington DC: National Academies Press; 1993;Available at: http://books.nap.edu/catalog/2137.html

PII: S1522-8401(05)00049-2

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2005.03.002

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 62-65 , March 2005

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