An updated Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department Policy Statement was published in January 2026. For the millions of children who seek emergency care, this guideline is of critical ...

Survey of nearly 7,000 EMS and fire-rescue agencies reveals where pediatric readiness stands today and where services can ...

A new national study shows that while many emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across the United States are well-equipped to care for children, important gaps remain in training, quality ...

A recent study found that most hospitals do not have high emergency department pediatric readiness and several medical societies recently released a policy statement to help hospitals rise to the ...

Waking up to those words is terrifying for any parent. For me as a pediatric emergency physician, it was especially scary coming from my 8-year-old son while on a trip in rural New York, hours from a ...

The testis can go for a twist inside the sac it is held. This results in loss of blood supply. If left untreated for more than 6 hours the testis loses function. Typical presentation is a 14 year old ...

Critically ill children brought to hospital emergency departments that are ill-prepared to care for pediatric emergencies have more than three times the odds of dying compared to those brought to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the past 20 years, visits to pediatric emergency departments by children with psychiatric needs have ...

The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, on the traditional territory of the Lakota in South Dakota, is a place where pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is vital. The reservation has one of the top ten ...

BENGALURU, India, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Manipal Hospital Whitefield launched a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Bay on Wednesday, 8th Jan 2025 within its emergency department, aiming to enhance ...