Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 777-784.e3, June 2009

The Effect of Family Presence on the Efficiency of Pediatric Trauma Resuscitations

Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' 2007 annual meeting, May 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

  • Nanette C. Dudley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Nanette C. Dudley, MD, PO Box 581289, Salt Lake City, UT 84158; 801-587-7540, fax 801-587-7455
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  • Kristine W. Hansen, RN, BS

      Affiliations

    • Trauma Services, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Ronald A. Furnival, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Amy E. Donaldson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Kaye Lynn Van Wagenen, FNP

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Jordan Valley Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Eric R. Scaife, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Received 29 March 2008; received in revised form 29 August 2008 and 19 September 2008; accepted 1 October 2008. published online 17 November 2008.

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 Supervising editors: Michael W. Shannon, MD; Steven M. Green, MD

 Author contributions: NCD conceived the study. KLVW provided her knowledge of family presence and the literature to the creation of the family presence program. NCD, KWH, RAF, and ERS solicited the cooperation of staff and the hospital in this endeavor. NCD, KWH, and RAF designed the trial. NCD obtained research funding. KLVW created the education program for staff and educated family support persons and staff about family presence. NCD, KWH, and ERS supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. KWH managed the data and provided quality control for the trauma registry. RAF provided statistical advice and provided his knowledge of trauma scoring systems to the analysis and article. NCD and AED analyzed the data. AED reviewed the data analysis and performed the regression analysis. NCD drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. NCD takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Supported by a grant from the Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation.

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 Publication date: Available online November 14, 2008.

PII: S0196-0644(08)01854-4

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.002

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 777-784.e3, June 2009

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