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The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians support advocacy for increased mental health resources, including improved pediatric mental health tools for the emergency department, increased mental health insurance coverage, and …

In this Policy Statement, we provide an update to the 2011 Policy Statement “Principles of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care.”

Pediatric health care professionals’ roles in the use of computed tomography on children include deciding when a computed tomography scan is necessary and discussing the risk with patients and families.

This statement gives guidelines to help the pediatrician provide such support. It describes the grief reactions that can be expected in family members after the death of a child. Ways of supporting family members are …

This new policy statement contains an expanded and more comprehensive interpretation of the concept and an operational definition of the medical home.

Parental consent generally is required for the medical evaluation and treatment of minor children. However, children and adolescents might require evaluation of and treatment for emergency medical conditions in situations in which a parent or …

The emergency department has frequent workflow interruptions, multiple care transitions, and barriers to effective communication. In addition, the high volume of patients, high decision density under time pressure, diagnostic uncertainty, and limited knowledge of patients’ …

The purpose of this guideline is to serve as a resource for practitioners who perform unscheduled procedural sedation regardless of location or patient age

Recommendation for imaging for pediatric patients being evaluated for suspected physical abuse .

Review of New Pediatric Standards for all trauma Centers

The purpose of this summary is to highlight areas of conflict or controversy in current pediatric basic and advanced life support guidelines, outline solutions considered, and provide recommendations reached by consensus of the working group.

From Massachusetts Office of EMS (effective 12/15/2016) Advanced Life Support (ALS) Equipment List

Organizational Principles to Guide and Define the Child Health Care System and/or Improve the Health of all Children. In this policy statement, ACEP, the AAP, and the ENA recommend methods to Improve Entry Into the …

The goal of EIIC Advocacy Domain is to support and enable all people who care about children in emergencies to communicate views and concerns with decision makers, and access and disseminate high-quality information about evidence-based …

Resource developed by Child Life Services at Alberta Children's Hospital/Alberta Heath Services to communicate how to make your experience more comfortable before, during and after a healthcare visit.

Unintentional injuries -- the number one killer of children -- occur in many ways, including all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes. The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend use of an ATV by a child younger …

Hyperlinks to information on state requirements for ambulance equipment.

From Massachusetts Office of EMS (effective 12/15/2016) Basic Life Support (BLS) Equipment List

Presented February 20, 2019 Fatality Review personnel, caregivers, and workers dealing with bereaved families often express their need to know more about how to communicate with and provide services for families following an infant or …

Virtual physical exams are growing in popularity due to their convenience for the patient and organization, especially when national or global pandemics arise. Look at the tips below to help make virtual physical exams easier.