TY - JOUR
T1 - Emergency medical services for children
T2 - Office emergency and disaster readiness
AU - Ashraf, Hala
AU - Riech, Teresa J.
AU - Krug, Steven
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Pediatricians are resources for families to provide ongoing care, education, and guidance during emergencies.They must be prepared to handle both office emergencies and local di-sasters. In office emergencies, readiness should focus on stabilizing life-threats until patients can be transported to an emergency department.Preparedness must also focus on providing aid in the setting of large-scale disasters in conjunction with local public health officials,hospi-tals, health care coalitions,emergencymedical services systems,and local emergency officials, and plans should address hazards local to the area. [Pediatr Ann. 2021;50(4):e160-e164.].
AB - Pediatricians are resources for families to provide ongoing care, education, and guidance during emergencies.They must be prepared to handle both office emergencies and local di-sasters. In office emergencies, readiness should focus on stabilizing life-threats until patients can be transported to an emergency department.Preparedness must also focus on providing aid in the setting of large-scale disasters in conjunction with local public health officials,hospi-tals, health care coalitions,emergencymedical services systems,and local emergency officials, and plans should address hazards local to the area. [Pediatr Ann. 2021;50(4):e160-e164.].
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U2 - 10.3928/19382359-20210321-01
DO - 10.3928/19382359-20210321-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 34039177
AN - SCOPUS:85105978355
SN - 0090-4481
VL - 50
SP - e160-e164
JO - Pediatric annals
JF - Pediatric annals
IS - 4
ER -
