Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department: Policy Statement
This is a revision of the previous joint policy statement titled "Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department." This is a joint policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American College of Surgeons, and the Emergency Nurses Association. These updated recommendations are intended to serve as a resource for clinical and administrative leadership of emergency departments as they strive to improve their readiness for the emergency care of children of all ages.
Authors
- E M Stone
- Katherine Remick
- Regan F. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-8836)
- Aaron R. Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-1711)
- Ashley A. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3059-6218)
- Marianne Gausche‐Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-8455)
- K. Brown
- Madeline Joseph
- Gregory P. Conners
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Children's National (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Jacksonville University (US)
- Angeles Clinic and Research Institute (US)
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (US)
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001725
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 38.36