Access to Optimal Emergency Care for Children
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 1 January 2007, pp. 161-164 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-2900)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
This policy is a revision of the policy posted on March 1, 2000.

Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department
PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 4 October, 2009, pp.1233-1243
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency
Physicians, Pediatric Committee, and Emergency Nurses Association, Pediatric Committee
.
Consent for Emergency Medical Services for Children and Adolescents
PEDIATRICS Vol. 111 No. 3 March 2003, pp. 703-706
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
This policy is a revision of the policy posted on August 1, 1993.
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on September 1, 2007.

Death of a Child in the Emergency Department; Joint Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics
and the American College of Emergency Physicians
PEDIATRICS Vol. 110 No. 4 October 2002, pp. 839-840
Joint Statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians Committee on
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, American
College of Emergency Physicians
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on May 1, 2006.
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on August 1, 2009

Death of a Child in the Emergency Department - Technical Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 115 No. 5 May 2005, pp. 1432-1437 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-0317)
Jane Knapp, MD, Deborah Mulligan-Smith, MD and the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Emergency Preparedness for Children With Special Health Care Needs
PEDIATRICS Vol. 104 No. 4 October 1999, p. e53
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on August 1, 2008.

Management of Pediatric Trauma
PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 4 April 2008, pp. 849-854 (doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0094)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Section on Orthopaedics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Section on
Critical Care, Section on Surgery, Section on Transport Medicine, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, PEDIATRIC
ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA.

Overcrowding Crisis in Our Nation's Emergency Departments: Is Our Safety Net Unraveling?
PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 3 September 2004, pp. 878-888 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-1287)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on September 1, 2007.

Patient- and Family-Centered Care of Children in the Emergency Department - Technical Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 122 No. 2 August 2008, pp. e511-e521 (doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1569)
Patricia J. O'Malley, MD, Kathleen Brown, MD, Steven E. Krug, MD and the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Published online August 1, 2008.

Patient and Family-Centered Care and the Role of the Emergency Physician Providing Care to a Child in the
Emergency Department
PEDIATRICS Vol. 118 No. 5 November 2006, pp. 2242-2244 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-2588)
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency
Physicians and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee

Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Care Setting
PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 6 December 2007, pp. 1367-1375 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2902)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Care Recommendations for Freestanding Urgent Care Facilities
PEDIATRICS Vol. 103 No. 5 May 1999, pp. 1048-1049
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
This policy has been revised by the policy posted on July 1, 2005.

Pediatric Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Medical Services System
PEDIATRICS Vol. 118 No. 4 October 2006, pp. 1764-1767 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1925)
American Academy Of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College Of Emergency
Physicians and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee

The Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 2 February 2006, pp. 560-565 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-2751)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Committee on Medical Liability and the Task Force on Terrorism
This policy is a revision of the policy posted on December 1, 2000.

The Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness - Technical Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 2 February 2006, pp. e340-e362 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-2752)
David Markenson, MD, Sally Reynolds, MD Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Task Force on Terrorism

Preparation for Emergencies in the Offices of Pediatricians and Pediatric Primary Care Providers
PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 1 July 2007, pp. 200-212 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-1109)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Relief of Pain and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients in Emergency Medical Systema - Clinical Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 1 July 2007, pp. 200-212 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-1109)
William T. Zempsky, MD, Joseph P. Cravero, MD and Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Section on
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Role of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public
PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 6 December 2004, pp. 1676 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2020)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on September 1, 2007.

Role of Pediatricians in Advocating Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public - Technical
Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 6 December 2004, pp. e761-e765 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2021)
Lee A. Pyles, MD, Jane Knapp, MD and the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on September 1, 2007.

Role of the Pediatrician in Rural Emergency Medical Services for Children
PEDIATRICS Vol. 116 No. 6 December 2005, pp. 1553-1556 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-2276)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on May 1, 2009.
This policy is a revision of the policy posted on May 1, 1998.

Ventricular Fibrillation and the Use of Automated External Defibrillators on Children
PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 5 November 2007, pp. 1159-1161 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2676)
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Published online November 1, 2007

Ventricular Fibrillation and the Use of Automated External Defibrillators on Children - Technical Report
PEDIATRICS Vol. 120 No. 5 November 2007, pp. e1368-e1379 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2679)
David Markenson, MD, Lee Pyles, MD, Steve Neish, MD and the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Section
on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Published online November 1, 2007

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AAP-Endorsed Policy Statements

Equipment for Ambulances
American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association
of EMS Physicians, Pediatric Equipment Guidelines Committee—Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
Partnership for Children Stakeholder Group and American Academy of Pediatrics
PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 1 July 2009, pp. e166-e171 (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-1094)

Pediatric Care in the Emergency Department
PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 No. 2 February 2004, pp. 420
Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD on behalf of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Board of Directors
STATEMENT OF ENDORSEMENT

The National Consensus Conference on Family Presence During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and Procedures
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE Vol. 21 No. 11 November 2005
Deborah Parkman Henderson, RN PhD, and Jane F Knapp, MD
The panel recommendations from this conference were approved in concept by the Ambulatory Pediatrics Association
and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The American Heart Association Policy Statement on Response to Cardiac Arrest and Selected Life-
Threatening Medical Emergencies: The Medical Emergency Response Plan for Schools
PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 No. 1 January 2004, pp. 155-168
Mary Fran Hazinski, RN, PhD, David Markenson, MD, EMT-P, Steven Neish, MD, Mike Gerardi, MD, Janis Hootman, RN,
MSN, Graham Nichol, MD, MPH, Howard Taras, MD, Robert Hickey, MD, Robert O’Connor, MD, Jerry Potts, PhD,
Elise van der Jagt, MD, MPH, Stuart Berger, MD, Steve Schexnayder, MD, Arthur Garson, Jr, MD, MPH, Alidene Doherty,
RN, and Suzanne Smith

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