Edited and reviewed by Joint Commission Resources (JCR) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) experts, Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Department will help leaders at hospitals and emergency care centers where pediatric patients are treated to transition, integrate and sustain successful practices to care for pediatric patients in their emergency departments. The title includes examples, discussions, strategies, tools and tips that will help health care providers improve the quality of their pediatric patient care by focusing on the following:

Key Features:

• Leadership
• Communication
• Patient and Family-Centered Environment of Care
• Medication Safety
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Patient Assessment, Diagnostic Studies and Treatment
• Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Disaster Management

Steven E. Krug, MD
Head, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Special interests:
Access to health care, advanced life support, emergency preparedness, EMSC (emergency medical services for children), environmental emergencies, injury prevention and education, sedation/analgesia, toxicology, trauma