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Emergency Medical Services for Children -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- RECOGNIZING A NEED FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN -- Origins of the Study and Report -- A Vision of Emergency Medical Services for Children -- Children and Why They Need Special Attention -- Epidemiological Considerations -- Key Historical Developments -- PRIORITY ISSUES IN IMPROVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN -- Education and Training -- Programs for the Public -- Programs for Health Care Professionals -- Putting Essential Tools in Place -- Communication -- Public Access to Emergency Services -- Communication Within EMS Systems -- Communication About EMS-C -- Planning, Evaluation, and Research -- Meeting Data Needs for Planning and Evaluation -- Research -- Leadership at the Federal and State Levels -- Agencies and Advisory Councils -- Funding -- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE -- Issues of Benefits and Costs -- A Changing Health Care Environment -- Health Care Reform -- Special Challenges to EMS and EMS-C -- FINAL THOUGHTS -- 1 Introduction -- THE ISSUE: ENSURING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED IT -- THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY -- Origins of the Study -- Conduct of the Study -- A VISION OF THE IDEAL SYSTEM: ESTABLISHING CRITICAL LINKAGES -- Linking Components of EMS-C -- Linking Children to EMS -- Linking Emergency Care to Children's Health Care -- GUIDING PRINCIPLES -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- AUDIENCE FOR THIS REPORT -- THE COMMITTEE'S GOAL -- NOTE -- 2 Risking Our Children's Health: A Need for Emergency Care -- DEFINITIONS -- Children -- Emergency Medical Services -- WHY CHILDREN NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION -- Children Differ from Adults -- Anatomy and Physiology -- Emotional and Behavioral Development -- Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality -- Special Concerns in Caring for Children.

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Putting Performance Measurement in Context -- 3 Performance Measurement Considerations for Publicly Funded Health Programs -- 4 Data and Information Systems: Issues for Performance Measurement -- 5 Strategies for Supporting Performance Measurement Through a National Health Information Network -- APPENDIX A Potential Health Outcome and Risk Status Measures -- APPENDIX B Workshop Agenda -- APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches.