Child life intervention in the emergency department.
Since 1979, the Child Life Department of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario has provided 75 hours per week of Child Life intervention for children and parents in the emergency department. Factors that would influence a child's ability to master an emergency experience have been identified through a review of the literature. The protocol for Child Life intervention in frequent emergency situations is described. Practical approaches to Child Life programs in Emergency and evaluation of effects of Child Life intervention are discussed.
D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario