Clinicians

Medical direction for emergency medical services (EMS) systems encompasses all aspects of physician oversight for medical care provided in the prehospital setting. Direct medical oversight, or online medical direction, involves real-time communications with EMS providers …

This section includes resources for medical directors.

This model protocol incorporates elements of an evidence-based guideline for prehospital analgesia in trauma and evidence-based guidelines for prehospital pain management created using the National Prehospital Evidence-Based Guideline Model Process.

Review guide for those studying for board certification exam and participating in EMS fellowship education. A few topics relevant to the pediatric population and the PPRP Checklist includes: The Special Needs of Children (page 103); …

In August 2019, the NEMSQA Measure Development Committee and Board of Trustees approved eleven measures, including three pediatric-specific measures. These measures were reviewed and re-specified from their original release in the EMS Compass program. Using …

AAP SOEM/Pediatric Readiness Subcommittee Webinar: Pediatric Readiness in Rural and Underserved Communities Expert Panelists: Elizabeth Sanseau, MD, MS; Shawn D'Andrea, MD, MPH; David Nelson, MD. Learning Objectives: AAP SOEM/Pediatric Readiness Subcommittee Webinar: How to get …

Approved January 2016

Approved January 2016

The purpose of this community of practice (COP) is to support State Partnership teams increase and support their state/territory PECC networks. Goals: Due to the August 9, 2022 release of the EMSC State Partnership Notice …

Carolina Roberts-Santana provides an overview of Rhode Island’s experience with the 2018-2019 PECC Learning Collaborative and progress made since the end of the Collaborative, to include evaluation of Collaborative work, PECC certification & inclusion in …

Purpose: to form a cohort of EMSC State Partnership Grant recipients to participate in a learning collaborative to demonstrate effective, replicable strategies which will increase the number of local EMS agencies with a pediatric emergency …

Concise video on the pathophysiology of status epilepticus

Patient- and family-centered care is an innovative approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among health care patients, families, and providers. Patient- and family-centered care …

In 2020, the EIIC partnered with the Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response to conduct a free Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Quality Collaborative. The mission of the collaborative was to enhance the ability of …

FEATURED RESOURCEChecklist of Essential Pediatric Domains and Considerations for Every Hospital’s Disaster Preparedness PoliciesThis checklist is an update to the original 2014 checklist and seeks to expand its utility. It is intended as a tool …

From the Illinois EMSC Program. The purpose of the Pediatric Disaster Triage: Utilizing the JumpSTART© Method online educational module is to provide a review of mass casualty incident (MCI) triage concepts and tools such as …

This disaster triage course will discuss how to recognize a disaster, the rationale for pediatric disaster triage, and common triage strategies. Application of the information through the use of several case studies and embedded quizzes …

Without the necessary pediatric medical equipment and supplies, healthcare professionals are limited in the quality of care they can provide to our nation’s children. It is thus imperative that prehospital emergency care providers, emergency department …

Example protocols and guidelines. Evidence-based included/noted when available.