New study highlights Pediatric Readiness mortality impact over time

A new study published this week in JAMA Network Open emphasizes the mortality impact of Pediatric Readiness in trauma centers over time. The study explored the impact on mortality in terms of changes in trauma center’s Pediatric Readiness scores between the 2013 and 2021 National Pediatric Readiness Project Assessments, which measures ED pediatric readiness on a scale of 0-100.

Findings showed trauma centers with high readiness (persistent or increased to) saved an additional 643 lives over the eight year period. Trauma centers with low readiness (persistent or decreased to) had 729 preventable deaths. The results also suggested that a threshold of scoring 90 or higher may optimize the number of lives saved. Read the full study here.