As was noted in the Institute of Medicine’s report “Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains,” 10 within any given EMS or trauma system, it is likely that not all hospitals will be completely equipped with appropriate pediatric resuscitation equipment or medications. An inclusive trauma system ranges from hospitals capable of initial stabilization to those that provide comprehensive trauma care. These systems allow for prompt communication, earlier recognition of critical injuries, and continuing education for trauma and emergency care providers. Regional adult trauma centers and regional pediatric trauma centers are the central components of such a system. The inclusive trauma system is defined as one in which all EMS providers, physicians, other caregivers, and hospitals participate in the care of injured patients. A pediatric trauma system functions best as a part of the inclusive emergency medical services (EMS), trauma system, and disaster response system at the local, regional, state, and national levels. 10.1542/peds.2016-1569Ĭhildren are injured in a wide variety of geographic locations, and the involvement of local and regional centers is paramount to optimizing care for injured children. Snow, Lisa Reichter Management of Pediatric Trauma. Michele Moss, Webra Price Douglas, Richard Falcone, Barbara Gaines, Lynn Haas, Laura Cassidy, Terri Elsbernd, Garet Free, Lisa Gray, Jonathan Groner, Kathy Haley, Robert Letton, William Millikan, Michael Nance, Pina Violano, Lisa Gray, Linda Roney, Chris McKenna, Mary Jo Pedicino, Susan Rzucidlo, Sally K. Caty, Gail Besner, Andrew Davidoff, Mary E. Abzug, Theodore Ganley, Martin Herman, Joshua E. Agran, Michele Burns, Sarah Denny, Michael Hirsh, Brian Johnston, Kathy Monroe, Elizabeth C. COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, COUNCIL ON INJURY, VIOLENCE, AND POISON PREVENTION, SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE, SECTION ON ORTHOPAEDICS, SECTION ON SURGERY, SECTION ON TRANSPORT MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC TRAUMA SOCIETY, AND SOCIETY OF TRAUMA NURSES PEDIATRIC COMMITTEE, Joan E.
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