Background: Most children who need emergency care visit general emergency departments
and urgent care centres; the weighted pediatric readiness score (WPRS) is currently used to …

Background Data on the readiness of the general emergency departments (EDs) in Canada
to care for children requiring emergency care are limited. Recent evidence suggests an …

BACKGROUND: Emergency departments (EDs) vary in their level of readiness to care for
pediatric emergencies. We evaluated the effect of ED pediatric readiness on the mortality of …

High emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness is associated with improved survival
in children, but the cost is unknown. We evaluated the costs of emergency care for children …

Objectives A large proportion of all emergency visits for paediatric patients across Canada
are to general emergency departments (EDs). These centres may not be adequately …

Objective We hypothesized that collaborative intervention to improve weighted pediatric
readiness score (WPRS) will be associated with decreased pediatric intensive care (PICU) …

Objectives: Pediatric mortality in Latvia remains one of the highest among Europe. The
purpose of this study was to assess the quality of pediatric acute care and pediatric …

Importance Previous assessments of readiness of emergency departments (EDs) have not
been comprehensive and have shown relatively poor pediatric readiness, with a reported …

Objectives Emergency departments (EDs) varied in their preparedness to provide pediatric
emergency care, with mortality rates being higher when EDs were unprepared. Guidelines …

Importance Emergency departments (EDs) with high pediatric readiness (coordination,
personnel, quality improvement, safety, policies, and equipment) are associated with lower …