Pediatric Readiness and Trauma Center Access for Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children initially treated in a timely fashion at trauma centers with high levels of pediatric readiness have been shown to have improved survival, but children historically have had geographically disparate access to pediatric trauma center care. Considerable effort has been invested in improving pediatric readiness nationally, including the implementation of new standards to improve emergency department pediatric readiness at all trauma centers.

Objective

To assess current access to US pediatric-ready trauma center care and to estimate potential improvement in access if all high-level trauma centers had optimal pediatric readiness.

Design, setting, and participants

This descriptive cross-sectional study collated trauma centers from national organizational

SUBMITTER: Melhado C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791773 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature