In July 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics Board of Directors endorsed the following publication: Emergency Nurses Association. Consensus Statement: Definitions for Consistent Emergency Department Metrics. Des Plaines, IL: Emergency Nurses Association; 2011. Available at: www.ena.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/Position%20Statements/Definitionsforconsistentmetrics.pdf.

All statements of endorsement from the American Academy of Pediatrics automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffirmed, revised, or retired at or before that time.