Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant | I provide hospitals, ERs & urgent cares with a clinical decision support solution that decreases Healthcare costs & improves pediatric ER care.
Pediatric readiness is so critical across our country. Nearly 30 million kids/year, i.e. 80-85%, are seen in NON-pediatric hospitals when initially seeking medical care. Most of these medical complications are avoidable and require oversight from properly trained staff, proper equipment and proper protocols. Pediatric readiness is now becoming a legislative issue...perhaps the only way forward is to mandate a standard for all facilities to keep our kids safe. Some states have gone down this path, such as California - which is enacting standardization for certification levels or pediatric readiness.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Leader and EMR Consultant with 20 years of experience in building PEDs EM programs and EMRs/Healthcare and EMR Consultant/ Pediatric Medical Malpractice Consultant
This is an eye opening article, scary actually. Pediatric Readiness in your ER is essential. Feel free to message me if your ER needs help with Pediatric Readiness. This is what we do every day and can easily help any ER be prepared for your Pediatric patients. Many people don't realize, around 25% of the population in any ER are children.
Thanks for sharing this, kids are not just little adults!
Speak truth to power Alana Arnold, MD, MBA!
Healthcare Innovation | Wharton MBA | Pediatric Surgeon
2moPediatric readiness is so important to ensure the safety of our precious little patients. Thank you for calling attention to this vital issue.