Clinical & Practice Management

Pediatrics

Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine QuizzesThe ACEP Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine has initiated a monthly quiz series covering basic concepts in pediatric care for all emergency medicine professionals.

A Decade of Advancements in Pediatric Emergency Care
Emergency physicians have led the way in the advancement of standards and quality emergency care for children around the world.

Care of Children in the Emergency Department: Guidelines for Preparedness

Childhood Seizures
Simple fever-related (or febrile) seizures are common among children under age 5. Although these seizures can be frightening to parents and other caretakers, they are generally harmless.

Emergency Care of Children
Emergency care of children in the United States is the best in the world.

Emergency Information Form for Children With Special Health Care Needs
ACEP and AAP have developed this important document to assure prompt and appropriate care for Children with Special Health Care Needs. The EIF will ensure that a child's complicated medical history is concisely summarized and available when it is needed most - when the child presents with an acute health problem at a time when neither parent nor pediatrician is immediately available.

Download the EIF
ACEP and AAP have developed this important document to assure prompt and appropriate care for Children with Special Health Care Needs. The EIF will ensure that a child's complicated medical history is concisely summarized and available when it is needed most - when the child presents with an acute health problem at a time when neither parent nor pediatrician is immediately available.

AAP Policy Statement
Children with special health care needs are those who have, or are at risk for, chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services of a type or amount not usually required by typically developing children.

EMS for Children

Equipment for Ambulances

Evaluation and Treatment of Minors

Immunization of Pediatric Patients

Important Medical Forms

Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee

Health Information
The Public Relations Office conducts public education campaigns and produces educational material on topics ranging from injury prevention to domestic violence and alcoholism.

The Role of Emergency Physicians in the Care of Children

Role of Emergency Physicians in the Prevention of Pediatric Injury

The Role of Emergency Physicians in Emergency Medical Services for Children

The Use of Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia