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Short-stay Facilities in Accident and Emergency Departments for Children

Overview
Journal Arch Emerg Med
Specialty Emergency Medicine
Date 1993 Sep 1
PMID 8216590
Citations 2
Authors
T F Beattie
J Ferguson
P A Moir
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Abstract

This paper assesses short stay ward facilities for children in the United Kingdom. The results of a postal questionnaire indicate that 50% of departments surveyed have a short-stay ward. Of these 25% admit small numbers of children. These are mainly children who have sustained trauma-related problems. The potential role of paediatric short-stay ward facilities is discussed.

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