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. 2021 May;147(5):e2021050787.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050787.

Access to Optimal Emergency Care for Children

Kathleen M Brown  1 , Alice D Ackerman  2 , Timothy K Ruttan  3 , Sally K Snow  4 ; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE COMMITTEE; EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION, PEDIATRIC COMMITTEE, 2018–2019
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Access to Optimal Emergency Care for Children

Kathleen M Brown et al. Pediatrics. 2021 May.

Abstract

Every year, millions of pediatric patients seek emergency care. Significant barriers limit access to optimal emergency services for large numbers of children. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses Association have a strong commitment to identifying these barriers, working to overcome them, and encouraging, through education and system changes, improved access to emergency care for all children.

Keywords: AAP; ACEP; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Emergency Physicians; ED; EMS; EMSC; ENA; Emergency Medical Services for Children; Emergency Nurses Association; NPRP; National Pediatric Readiness Project; emergency department; emergency medical services.

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POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.