Death of a child in the emergency department

Patricia J O'Malley; Isabel A Barata; Sally K Snow; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association, Pediatric Committee

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.010

Death of a child in the emergency department

Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;64(1):102-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.010.

Authors

Patricia J O'Malley, Isabel A Barata, Sally K Snow; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association, Pediatric Committee

Collaborators

Joan E Shook, Alice D Ackerman, Thomas H Chun, Gregory P Conners, Nanette C Dudley, Susan M Fuchs, Marc H Gorelick, Natalie E Lane, Brian R Moore, Joseph L Wright, Lee S Benjamin, Isabel A Barata, Kiyetta Alade, Joseph Arms, Jahn T Avarello, Steven Baldwin, Kathleen Brown, Richard M Cantor, Ariel Cohen, Ann Marie Dietrich, Paul J Eakin, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Michael Gerardi, Charles J Graham, Doug K Holtzman, Jeffrey Hom, Paul Ishimine, Hasmig Jinivizian, Madeline Joseph, Sanjay Mehta, Aderonke Ojo, Audrey Z Paul, Denis R Pauze, Nadia M Pearson, Brett Rosen, W Scott Russell, Mohsen Saidinejad, Harold A Sloas, Gerald R Schwartz, Orel Swenson, Jonathan H Valente, Muhammad Waseem, Paula J Whiteman, Dale Woolridge, Sally K Snow, Michael Vicioso, Shari A Herrin, Jason T Nagle, Sue M Cadwell, Robin L Goodman, Mindi L Johnson, Warren D Frankenberger, Anne M Renaker, Flora S Tomoyasu

PMID: 24951421
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.010

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.

Keywords: child; death; emergency department; nurse; pediatrician.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Bereavement
Child
Death*
Emergency Medicine / education
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Organizational Policy*
Pediatrics / education
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Professional-Family Relations*
Terminal Care