title: Guidelines set new benchmark for emergency care of children.
abstract: This spring, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics issued joint guidelines on providing optimal care to children who visit emergency departments--more than 20 million visits annually. The guidelines raise the bar on pediatric emergency care and offer new benchmarks for EDs.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management