Guidelines set new benchmark for emergency care of children.

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This spring, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics issued joint guidelines on providing optimal care to children who visit emergency departments--more than 20 million visits annually. The guidelines raise the bar on pediatric emergency care and offer new benchmarks for EDs.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Clinical resource management (Clin Resour Manag), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jan; vol 3 (issue 1) : pp 13-5, 1

Dates: Created 2002/02/11; Completed 2002/03/04; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 11836855, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Benchmarking
Child
Emergency Service, Hospital - standards
Guideline Adherence
Humans

Humans
Physicians - psychology
Power (Psychology)
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Total Quality Management

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