Children are not young adults: a call for standardized guidelines for dealing with pediatric patients in the emergency department of Canadian community hospitals

Paediatric-appropriate facilities in emergency departments of community hospitals in Ontario: A cross-sectional study

“…Prolonged wait times have been a concern and availability of paediatric appropriate facilities can improve patient satisfaction and reduce stress. [9,10] Performance indicators developed based on comprehensive guidelines can address the highlighted challenges and positively infl uence patient safety. [12,17]…”

“…[4,7,8] To date, there is limited information about paediatric facilities available at the ED in Canadian community hospitals. [9] A knowledge gap therefore exists about whether similar guidelines about paediatric facilities are needed in the Canadian settings. [10] We conducted a survey to assess the availability of paediatric-appropriate facilities in the EDs of community hospitals in a large Canadian province.…”

A Call for Canadian Pediatric Emergency Guidelines–As Certain As Motherhood?

“…1 Like "motherhood and apple pie," this seems like a self-evident issue that appeals to the broad belief in the protection and prosperity of our next generation. While their call for guidelines is compelling and exhilarating, it is prudent to question a few of the assumptions of this paper:…”