title: Making A&E less traumatic for children. Paediatric nurses in accident and emergency.
abstract: 1. A visit to A&E is often a child's first introduction to hospital. 2. A specially designed unit and specifically trained staff are required. 3. Nurses should act as the child's and family's advocate. 4. All nurses in A&E should be aware of child development.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McMenamin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing