title: Preparing pediatric home care patients for a medical emergency.
abstract: More and more children with special health care needs are living at home, making it crucial that their families and providers are prepared for possible medical emergencies. Parents, physicians, and emergency medical services personnel need to team up and take a number of steps to ensure a child's continued health.
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kieffer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D004219:District of Columbia; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States