Guidelines for Policies, Procedures, and Protocols for the ED

Disaster Preparedness Resources for Children and Families

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – Children & Disasters: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children’s Needs

EMSC Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Toolbox

National Pediatric Disaster Coalition

Disaster Preparedness for Children with Special Healthcare Needs         

National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) homepage

Joint policy statement: Guidelines for care of children in the emergency department.
Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:543-552.

Dudley N, Ackerman A, Brown K, Snow S,  American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee. Patient- and family-centered care of children in the emergency department.
Pediatrics. 2015; 135: e255-e272.

EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center, Checklist: Essential Pediatric Domains and Considerations for Every Hospital’s Disaster Preparedness Policies
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