TY - JOUR
T1 - Emergency medical services for children
T2 - Pediatric emergency medicine research
AU - Chua, Wee Jhong
AU - Alpern, Elizabeth R.
AU - Powell, Elizabeth C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research networks have developed over the past 20 years in accordance with advancements in technology and medicine. In the United States, both PECARN and the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PEM CRC) are investigator-led networks with interests in improving the acute care of children who are ill and injured. PECARN studies are funded by extramural research funding, whereas PEM CRC organizes unfunded research endeavors. Established in 2001, PECARN is a multi-institutional network that conducts meaningful and rigorous research on the
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Caring for children who are acutely ill and injured involves coordinated efforts in multiple settings, including primary care, prehospital, the emergency department, and in the hospi-tal. Research is essential to identify new science to improve health outcomes and to deliver resource-efficient emergency care to pediatric populations. This article reviews the current state of research in emergency medical services for children (EMSC). Efforts over the past 20 years have strengthened the emergency medical services infrastructure, as pediatric readiness in emergency medical services continues to be a critical area of focus,because more than 80% of children are cared for outside of pediatric-specific health centers. Research on sepsis, trauma, and respiratory illnesses is part of the core agenda for the Pediatric Emergency Care Research Network and EMSC research. These domains represent a mix of high-frequency illnesses and low-frequency illnesses with potential for high morbidity or mortality, which, if studied, can help optimize care of pediatric patients.
AB - Caring for children who are acutely ill and injured involves coordinated efforts in multiple settings, including primary care, prehospital, the emergency department, and in the hospi-tal. Research is essential to identify new science to improve health outcomes and to deliver resource-efficient emergency care to pediatric populations. This article reviews the current state of research in emergency medical services for children (EMSC). Efforts over the past 20 years have strengthened the emergency medical services infrastructure, as pediatric readiness in emergency medical services continues to be a critical area of focus,because more than 80% of children are cared for outside of pediatric-specific health centers. Research on sepsis, trauma, and respiratory illnesses is part of the core agenda for the Pediatric Emergency Care Research Network and EMSC research. These domains represent a mix of high-frequency illnesses and low-frequency illnesses with potential for high morbidity or mortality, which, if studied, can help optimize care of pediatric patients.
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U2 - 10.3928/19382359-20210317-01
DO - 10.3928/19382359-20210317-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 34039173
AN - SCOPUS:85106189755
VL - 50
SP - e155-e159
JO - Pediatric Annals
JF - Pediatric Annals
SN - 0090-4481
IS - 4
ER -