Importance There is substantial variability among emergency departments (EDs) in their
readiness to care for acutely ill and injured children, including US trauma centers. While …

Importance The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a US initiative to improve
emergency department (ED) readiness to care for acutely ill and injured children. However …

BACKGROUND Injured children initially treated at trauma centers with high emergency
department (ED) pediatric readiness have improved survival. Centers with limited resources …

Importance Emergency departments (EDs) with high pediatric readiness (coordination,
personnel, quality improvement, safety, policies, and equipment) are associated with lower …

BACKGROUND Pediatric readiness among US emergency departments is not universal.
Trauma hospitals adhere to standards that may support day-to-day readiness for children …

Importance Emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness is associated with improved
survival among children. However, the association between geographic access to high …

Importance Presentation to emergency departments (EDs) with high levels of pediatric
readiness is associated with improved pediatric survival. However, it is unclear whether …

BACKGROUND: Emergency departments (EDs) vary in their level of readiness to care for
pediatric emergencies. We evaluated the effect of ED pediatric readiness on the mortality of …

Conclusions Ill and injured children and their families have unique needs that can be
magnified when the child's ailment is serious or life-threatening. Resource availability and …

Study objective We perform a needs assessment of pediatric readiness, using a novel
scoring system in California emergency departments (EDs), and determine the effect of …