Table of Contents

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 SUMMARY; 3 1 INTRODUCTION; 4 2 RISKING OUR CHILDREN; 5 3 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS: ORIGINS AND OPERATIONS; 6 4 LEARNING HOW TO PROVIDE GOOD CARE: EDUCATION AND TRAINING; 7 5 BEING READY TO DELIVER GOOD CARE: PUTTING ESSENTIAL TOOLS IN PLACE; 8 6 CONNECTING THE PIECES: COMMUNICATION; 9 7 KNOWING WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT IS NEEDED: PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH; 10 8 LEADERSHIP FOR DEVELOPING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN; 11 9 IMPROVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE; 12 REFERENCES; 13 APPENDIXES; 14 A ACRONYMS; 15 B BIOGRAPHIES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS; 16 INDEX

About the Author

Jane S. Durch and Kathleen N. Lohr, Editors; Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medical Services, Institute of Medicine