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2. Emergency Medical Services for Children - Wikipedia

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   The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program is a US federal government health initiative. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).

3. Pediatric advanced life support - Wikipedia

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   Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) is a course offered by the American Heart Association (AHA) for health care providers who take care of children and infants in the emergency room, critical care and intensive care units in the hospital, and out of hospital (emergency medical services (EMS)). The course teaches healthcare providers how to ...

4. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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   POLST forms record several treatment decisions common to seriously ill individuals, for example: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; the level of medical intervention desired in the event of an emergency (comfort only, limited treatment, or full treatment); and the use of artificial nutrition and hydration. As technology and treatment options change ...

5. Mature minor doctrine - Wikipedia

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   The mature minor doctrine is a rule of law found in the United States and Canada accepting that an unemancipated minor patient may possess the maturity to choose or reject a particular health care treatment, sometimes without the knowledge or agreement of parents, and should be permitted to do so. [1]

6. Refusal of medical assistance - Wikipedia

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   In these circumstances, the EMS crew may choose to wait for a parent or legal guardian, who has the authority to make medical decisions on behalf of the child. When a parent refuses medical care for their child, this differs from an adult’s refusal of medical assistance because the decision is not made by the patient (the child) but by the ...

7. Gluesenkamp Perez introduces legislation to address ... - AOL

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   Nov. 15—U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, hopes to address the emergency medical services (EMS) staffing shortage and ease the process to become an emergency medical treatment (EMT ...