… The experience and expertise that pediatric surgeons provide include an understanding of
… Pediatric surgeons can join their local organization emergency management committees to …

… pediatric readiness in the United States and abroad. In 2011, a national steering committee
of … state of pediatric readiness of EDs. The first step of this initiative, known as the National …

… Resource availability and pediatric readiness across EMS agencies are variable. Providing
high-quality EMS care to children requires an infrastructure that is designed to support the …

… Committee of the American College of Surgeons Committee on … Pediatric Readiness for
trauma in EMS and ED's is vital to … Pediatric readiness is defined as the ability to respond to the …

… that although pediatric readiness had … pediatric readiness and a pediatric facility verification
program found that activities in EDs that achieve higher scores of pediatric readiness are …

… 29 ), emergent airway intervention, mechanism of injury, ISS, transfer status, blood transfusion,
nonorthopedic surgery, orthopedic surgery, and geographic region. We evaluated ED …

… There is large variability of ED pediatric readiness across EDs 2 and trauma centers. Two
studies have shown that high ED pediatric readiness is associated with improved in-hospital …

… children, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Verification Review …
new standards for pediatric readiness at all trauma verified centers—both adult and pediatric [3••]…

… high pediatric readiness EDs. This can be accomplished by enhancing the pediatric readiness
at all trauma centers, as emphasized by the American College of Surgeons Committee on …

… of Surgeons incorporated an assessment of pediatric … ED pediatric readiness, called the
weighted Pediatric Readiness … national committee and 4 national emergency care and pediatric …