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Death Of A Child In The Emergency Department., American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee, Gregory P. Conners
Death Of A Child In The Emergency Department., American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee, Gregory P. Conners
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Emergency Nurses Association have collaborated to identify practices and principles to guide the care of children, families, and staff in the challenging and uncommon event of the death of a child in the emergency department in this policy statement and in an accompanying technical report.
Death Of A Child In The Emergency Department., Patricia O'Malley, Isabel Barata, Sally Snow, American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Gregory P. Conners
Death Of A Child In The Emergency Department., Patricia O'Malley, Isabel Barata, Sally Snow, American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Gregory P. Conners
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
The death of a child in the emergency department (ED) is one of the most challenging problems facing ED clinicians. This revised technical report and accompanying policy statement reaffirm principles of patient- and family-centered care. Recent literature is examined regarding family presence, termination of resuscitation, bereavement responsibilities of ED clinicians, support of child fatality review efforts, and other issues inherent in caring for the patient, family, and staff when a child dies in the ED. Appendices are provided that offer an approach to bereavement activities in the ED, carrying out forensic responsibilities while providing compassionate care, communicating the news of …
Withholding Or Termination Of Resuscitation In Pediatric Out-Of-Hospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest., American College Of Surgeons Committee On Trauma, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, National Association Of Ems Physicians, American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine,, Mary E. Fallat, Gregory P. Conners
Withholding Or Termination Of Resuscitation In Pediatric Out-Of-Hospital Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest., American College Of Surgeons Committee On Trauma, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, National Association Of Ems Physicians, American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine,, Mary E. Fallat, Gregory P. Conners
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
This multiorganizational literature review was undertaken to provide an evidence base for determining whether recommendations for out-of-hospital termination of resuscitation could be made for children who are victims of traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest. Although there is increasing acceptance of out-of-hospital termination of resuscitation for adult traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest when there is no expectation of a good outcome, children are routinely excluded from state termination-of-resuscitation protocols. The decision to withhold resuscitative efforts in a child under specific circumstances (decapitation or dependent lividity, rigor mortis, etc) is reasonable. If there is any doubt as to the circumstances or timing of the traumatic cardiopulmonary …
Adolescent Bereavement, Leslie Robin, Hatim A. Omar
Adolescent Bereavement, Leslie Robin, Hatim A. Omar
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
Depending on cognitive and emotional development, an adolescent may grieve very differently than a child or an adult. While mature enough to understand death's irreversibility, adolescents may not fully comprehend the enduring consequences of a loved one's death. As the desire to separate from their families and forge new intimate relationships with peers assumes increasing priority, adolescents can seem egocentric in their reaction to death, a response which often frustrates and perplexes adults. Because volatile behavior is characteristic of adolescence, health providers struggle to differentiate between normal and complicated bereavement. Here we review the commonly-accepted characteristics of normal and complicated …