Pediatric Emergency Department Visits: Challenges, Innovation and Best Practices in the Care of Children
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026 | Viewed by 352
Special Issue Editors
Interests: paediatric emergency medicine; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; sepsis; emergency management
Interests: critical care medicine; intensive care medicine; resuscitation; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; sepsis; airway management; mechanical ventilation; CPR; emergency management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric emergency departments across the world are experiencing an unprecedented transformation. Rising patient volumes, increasing medical complexity, workforce strain, evolving infectious threats, and rapid technological innovation are reshaping how acute care for children is delivered. At the same time, advances in resuscitation science, simulation, digital health and interprofessional practice are creating new opportunities to improve safety, efficiency and equity.
This Special Issue seeks to capture the state of the science and the future direction of pediatric emergency care.
We aim to provide an international platform for clinicians, educators, researchers and system leaders to share evidence, innovation and practical solutions that strengthen outcomes for children and families across diverse healthcare environments.
Aim and Scope
The issue will highlight cutting-edge developments and persistent challenges in pediatric emergency medicine, spanning clinical management, systems design, quality improvement, simulation-based readiness, technology integration and workforce development.
We particularly encourage submissions that translate knowledge into practice, demonstrate measurable impact or offer scalable solutions applicable across resource settings.
Topics of Interest
We welcome high-quality original research, reviews, implementation reports, educational innovation and perspectives related to the following:
- pediatric resuscitation and stabilization
- sepsis recognition and management
- trauma and injury systems
- escalation of care
- simulation and technology-enhanced training
- human factors and teamwork
- diagnostic safety
- digital health and artificial intelligence
- family centered emergency care
- global and resource variable emergency systems
- equity and access in acute care
- faculty development and competency-based assessment
Why This Issue Matters
Pediatric emergency medicine stands at the intersection of urgency, uncertainty and opportunity. By bringing together diverse voices and international experiences, this issue will define best practices, illuminate implementation strategies and inspire innovations that improve real-world care.
Dr. Jabeen Fayyaz
Prof. Dr. Saïd Hachimi-Idrissi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- pediatric emergency medicine
- resuscitation
- sepsis
- trauma
- simulation
- human factors
- quality improvement
- digital health
- artificial intelligence
- patient safety
- global health
- competency-based education
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