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
- Brendan T. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-0272)
- E M Stone
- Katherine Remick
- Stephen L. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-1435)
- Jill M. Baren
- 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
- Scott G. Sagraves
- Audrey Z. Paul
- Madeline Joseph
- Maria J. Warne
- Jeffrey D. Kerby
- Lillian Kao
- Quality Pillar
- Gregory P. Conners
- Jahn T. Avarello
- John Sutyak
- Kristan Staudenmayer
- Nirav Patel
- John Armstrong
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (US)
- Children's National (US)
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Jacksonville University (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
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-075318
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 38.36