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

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

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

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

Study objective Injury is the leading cause of death and disability for children, making
access to pediatric trauma centers crucial to pediatric trauma care. Our objective was to …

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

Objective To determine the geographic accessibility of emergency departments (EDs) with
high pediatric readiness by assessing the percentage of US children living within a 30 …

Objectives To catalog trauma center resources and estimate access to age-specific trauma
care for children younger than 15 years in the United States. Design Cross-sectional study …