National Pediatric Readiness Project
Each year, close to 30 million children are treated in emergency departments (ED) throughout the United States . The majority of these children will be treated in local general hospitals, not dedicated children’s hospitals.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), and the EMS for Children Program have partnered on a new project to ensure effective care for all children in the nation’s EDs. It's called the National Pediatric Readiness Project.
Phase one of the National Pediatric Readiness Project is to conduct a national (online) assessment to measure ED pediatric readiness. The assessment will allow project staff to identify where the gaps are and align resources and efforts to build the competency and capacity within each ED. For more information about this assessment and the project, access the following:
-
Joint Policy Statement: Guidelines for the Care of Children in the Emergency Department (published in Pediatrics, October 2009 and Annals of Emergency Medicine, October 2009)
-
National Health Statistics Report #47: Availability of Pediatric Services and Equipment in Emergency Departments: United States, 2006
-
EMSC Town Hall Conference Call (Notes from the February 22, 2012, call about the Pediatric Readiness Project)
-
Pediatric Readiness brochure (QuickView version), an 11" x 8.5" three-panel brochure targeting the general public (download printed version and printing instructions);
-
Pediatric Readiness FAQ (QuickView version), a two-page Frequently Asked Question document targeting State Partnership grantees and state project team champions (download printed version and printing instructions);
-
Pediatric Readiness fact sheet (QuickView version), an 8.5" x 11" single-page fact sheet targeting national organizations/partners (download printed version and printing instructions);