Publications by authors named "Karen Belli"
Background: Although pediatric-specific objectives for the initial education of prehospital providers have been established, uniform implementation of these objectives and guidelines for hours of required pediatric continuing education (CE) for prehospital providers have not been established.
Objectives: To examine the content and number of hours of pediatric-specific education that prehospital providers receive during initial certification and recertification. Second, to identify barriers to implementing specific requirements for pediatric education of prehospital providers.
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the proportion of hospitals with established guidelines and agreements for the interfacility transfer of seriously ill and injured children.
Methods: Paper- and Web-based survey tools were utilized by states to survey all hospitals with an emergency department. In addition, a content analysis was done on existing state mandates and regulations addressing interfacility transfer guidelines/protocols and agreements.