Prehospital Practitioners

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

Example guidelines/protocols from state EMS offices. (section last updated June 28, 2022)

Example guidelines/protocols from state EMS offices. (section last updated August 26, 2021)

In 2019, the EIIC convened a Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project Steering Committee to guide and plan next steps for pediatric readiness in the prehospital setting. This included identifying gaps and priority areas of focus and …

The Pediatric Tabletop Exercise Resource Kit provides step by step guidance to prepare for and implement a pediatric tabletop exercise in a community. Templates are provided for agendas, email invitations, and follow-up work. Additional resources …

Children with chronic medical conditions rely on complex management plans for problems that cause them to be at increased risk for subop- timal outcomes in emergency situations. The emergency information form (EIF) is a medical …

AAP Policy Statement: Organizational Principles to Guide and Define the Child Health Care System and/or Improve the Health of all Children. Pediatrics (2021) 147 (5): e2021050787. Free access

This multiorganizational literature review was undertaken to provide an evidence base for determining whether recommendations for out-of-hospital termination of resuscitation could be made for children who are victims of traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest. Although there is …

AAP Policy Statement. November 2016. Please refer to pages 4-5 for prehospital-related information.

Abstract: Parental consent generally is required for the medical evaluation and treatment of minor children. However, children and adolescents might require evaluation of and treatment for emergency medical conditions in situations in which a parent …