Practice guidelines and performance measures in emergency medical services for children

摘要: Abstract Practice guidelines and performance measures are critical elements of an effective quality improvement process for emergency medical services children (EMSC). address the clinical management individual patients, assess care delivered to a population. The public private sectors have invested considerable resources in developing practice improve health services. As organizations continue development efforts, professionals who actively involved must collaborate develop that unique physiologic, psychologic, cultural needs children. Emergency Medical Services Children Managed Care Task Force recommended series white papers focus on issues related EMSC. Maternal Child Health Bureau, Resources Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Robert Wood Johnson Foundation jointly sponsored project. paper was developed by panel selected from pool experts managed care, improvement, After review literature, panelists met discuss recommendations can serve as organizations, providers, professional associations, governmental policy makers. recognized lack nationally pediatric called immediate action these areas. [Moody-Williams JD, Krug S, O'Connor R, Shook JE, Athey JL, Holleran RS. Ann Emerg Med. April 2002;39:404-412.]