Prehospital Practitioners

This session will provide teams of learners the opportunity to engage in the initial care for a pediatric patient in status epileptics. Simulation facilitation guide and link to video patient simulation included

Ilene Claudius, MD, FACEP, interviews Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MD, developer of ASQ Suicide Risk Screening Tool, about the Tool's use in pediatric patients and why suicide screening in the ED is important.

Collection of evidence-based suicidal ideation, behavior, and self-harm screening tools from HRSA' Critical Crossroads' Toolkit

The Columbia Protocol is a series of simple, plain-language questions that support suicide risk assessments by prehospital practitioners, clinicians, nurses, patients and families and researchers.

Dr. Heather Forkey discusses trauma informed care and how traumatic experiences in pediatric patients can impact the brain and body, and can present as problematic behaviors and health issues.

Published online October 6, 2016. Taylor & Francis login needed to access full resource.

The PA PECC Project has been developed in support of an EMSC initiative to promote the oversight and safe delivery of pre-hospital pediatric care in Pennsylvania. Various flyers to help educate individuals on the PECC …

This section includes job descriptions, roles & responsibilities, and recruitment material created by EMS for Children State Partnership Programs.

One page flyer from Kansas EMS for Children Program describing: What is a PECC?; Who can be a PECC?; What do PECCs do?

Flyer: A new initiative is being pushed out by the Arkansas Emergency Services for Children. (EMSC) Arkansas EMSC is asking each agency to establish a Pre-Hospital Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) in order for EMS …