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Editorial
. 2014 Jul;64(1):102-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.010.

Death of a child in the emergency department

Patricia J O'Malley, Isabel A Barata, Sally K Snow; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association, Pediatric Committee
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Editorial

Death of a child in the emergency department

Patricia J O'Malley et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses Association have collaborated to identify practices and principles to guide the care of children, families, and staff in the challenging and uncommon event of the death of a child in the emergency department in this policy statement and in an accompanying technical report.

Keywords: child; death; emergency department; nurse; pediatrician.

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  • Death of a child in the emergency department.
    O'Malley PJ, Barata IA, Snow SK; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association, Pediatric Committee. O'Malley PJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;64(1):e1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.011. Ann Emerg Med. 2014. PMID: 24951422

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