Death of a child in the emergency department.

Creator(s)

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee
Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee
Gregory P. Conners, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2014

Identifier

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1245

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses Association have collaborated to identify practices and principles to guide the care of children, families, and staff in the challenging and uncommon event of the death of a child in the emergency department in this policy statement and in an accompanying technical report.

Journal Title

Pediatrics

Volume

134

Issue

1

First Page

198

Last Page

201

MeSH Keywords

Child; Death; Emergencies; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans

Keywords

Death; Dying; Emergency Room

Recommended Citation

., ., ., Conners, G. P. Death of a child in the emergency department. Pediatrics 134, 198-201 (2014).