Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 404-412 , April 2002

Practice guidelines and performance measures in emergency medical services for children

  • Jean D. Moody-Williams, RN, MPP

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medical Services for Children National Resource Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Steven Krug, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Robert O'Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Center of Delaware, Newark, DE
    • ,
  • Joan E. Shook, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Jean L. Athey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
    • ,
  • Renee S. Holleran, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Nurses Association, Milford, OH.

Received 29 January 2001 ,Revised 10 October 2001 ,Accepted 2 December 2001.

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☆ Supported in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and project Maternal and Child Health Contract No. 240-97-0026 from the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (Section 1910, US Public Health Services Act), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau in collaboration with the US Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Traffic Administration. Honorariums provided through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Jean D. Moody-Williams, RN, MPP, EMSC National Resource Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010; 202-884-6863,fax 202-884-6845; E-mail jmwilliams@emscnrc.com.

PII: S0196-0644(02)67229-4

doi: 10.1067/mem.2002.122784

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 404-412 , April 2002

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