title: Medical/legal issues in prehospital pediatric emergency care.
abstract: In summary, paramedics face many hazards in delivering emergency care to children in the field. They must be aware of many legal issues in order to avoid litigation proceedings. They must know when to deliver care and when to withhold it, and they must, of course, know how to properly administer care to children. Better training and more pediatric equipment will certainly help reduce problems here. Finally, paramedics must carefully document their actions.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Selbst
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002648:Child; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004282:Documentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence