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Practice Guideline
. 2014 Jul;40(4):301-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2014.05.002.

Death of a child in the emergency department

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

Death of a child in the emergency department

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine et al. J Emerg Nurs. 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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