Participants
illness, trauma
Telephone and telemedicine consultations were similarly initiated with the referring ED physician calling the UCDCH transfer center, when they would request a consultation with a pediatric critical care physician, given the patient’s perceived severity of illness and/or need for pediatric intensive care services. We included all children aged 14 years or younger who presented to a participating ED with an acute medical condition that resulted in a consultation with a UCDCH pediatric critical care physician. We did not include children with acute physical trauma because these consultations are directed to on-call pediatric trauma specialists.