COMMITTEE
ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
The AAP Committee on Pediatric
Emergency Medicine addresses the unique needs of infants, children, and adolescents
in the access to and delivery of pediatric emergency medical services. As an advocate
for the establishment of emergency medical services for children (EMS-C), the
Committee utilizes its resources to foster national programs designed to heighten
professional and public knowledge of such issues as prehospital care of children,
pediatric life support, EMS hospital resources, and the role of the pediatrician
in EMS. The Committee also authors Childhood Emergencies in the Office, Hospital,
and Community: Organizing Systems of Care, a speaker's kit entitled EMSC: A Child's
Life Depends On It, fact sheets for parents called "When Your Child Needs
Emergency Medical Services" and "Four Steps to Safety Readiness,"
and the AAP First Aid/Choking/CPR Chart. In addition, the Committee participates
in the federally sponsored EMSC Regional Symposia, the EMS Partnership for Children
Stakeholders Group, and National EMS Week. The Committee also has oversight of
a grant contract from the Maternal & Child Health Bureau to support projects
for improving pediatric emergency care and participates in a 4-year cooperative
agreement to the AAP from the same agency entitled "Implementation and Evaluation
of Emergency Care for Children: Guidelines for Preparedness" (see
project abstract).
Committee Policy Statements
Access
to Optimal Emergency Care for Children (January 2007)
Care
of Children in the Emergency Department: Guidelines for Preparedness (April
2001)
Consent
for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents (March 2003)
Death
of a Child in the Emergency Department (October 2002)
Death of a Child in the Emergency Department - Technical Report (May 2005)
Emergency
Preparedness for Children With Special Health Care Needs (October
1999)
 Management of Pediatric Trauma (April 2008)
Overcrowding Crisis in Our Nation's Emergency Departments: Is Our Safety
Net Unraveling?(September 2004)
Patient and Family-Centered Care and the Role of the Emergency Physician Providing Care to a
Child in the
Emergency Department (November 2006)
Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Care Setting (December 2007)
Pediatric
Care Recommendations for Freestanding Urgent Care Facilities (July 2005)
Pediatric Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Medical Services System (October 2006)
Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness (February 2006)
Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness - Technical Report (February 2006)
Preparation for Emergencies in the Offices of Pediatricians and Pediatric Primary Care Providers (July 2007)
Relief
of Pain and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients in Emergency Medical Systems
(November 2004)
Role
of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents
and the Public (December 2004)
Role of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public - Technical Report
(December 2004)
Role
of the Pediatrician in Rural Emergency Medical Services for Children (December 2005)
Ventricular Fibrillation and the Use of Automated External Defibrillators on Children (November 2007)
Ventricular Fibrillation and the Use of Automated External Defibrillators on Children - Technical Report (November 2007)
AAP
Endorsed Policy Statements
The
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Position on Pediatric Care in
the Emergency Department
The Ambulatory Pediatric Association Report of the National Consensus Conference on Family Presence During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Procedures
The
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy on Evidence-Based
Approach to Pharmacologic Agents Used in Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia
in the Emergency Department
The American Heart Association Policy Statement on Response to Cardiac
Arrest and Selected Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies: The Medical
Emergency Response Plan for Schools
Publications
AdvocacyAAP Advocacy
Children,
Terrorism, & Disasters
Emergency
Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Family
Readiness Kit: Preparing to Handle Disasters
National EMS Week
IOM Report - The Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System (June 2006)
Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains (272pp PDF)
Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads (230pp PDF)
Hospital-based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point (314pp PDF)
AAP News Release (Word)
Testimony on Children's Emergency Care Needs in a Disaster
U.S. House of Representatives, July 26, 2006 - Steven E. Krug, MD
The
Right Care When it Counts: Injury Prevention & Preparedness Violence
Prevention
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