Abstract

In 2006 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report called “The Future of Emergency Care” in which the challenges faced by hospitals and EMS were outlined. In recognition that the majority of children who seek emergency care are seen in community hospitals that treat both adults and children in the same department, a separate part of the report entitled “Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains” was devoted to pediatric emergency care.1 This report included a discussion of the issues and recommendations for improving emergency care of children.

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