Open AccessA provincial assessment of readiness for paediatric emergencies: What are the existing resource gaps in Alberta?
Author(s) -
Dana Stys,
Kerri Landry,
Tatum Priyambada Mitra,
Vincent Grant
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxz111
Subject(s) - medicine , staffing , interquartile range , confidence interval , outreach , medical emergency , family medicine , emergency medicine , nursing , political science , surgery , law
A large proportion of all emergency visits for paediatric patients across Canada are to general emergency departments (EDs). These centres may not be adequately equipped to provide optimal care for high acuity paediatric emergencies. The objective of this study was to determine paediatric readiness for general EDs and urgent care centres (UCCs) across Alberta and provide each centre with an overall weighted Paediatric Readiness Score (WPRS).