EMSC Stakeholders

The EIIC Disaster Domain seeks to support EMSC grantees and stakeholders to better prepare for disasters in a way that takes the specific needs of children into consideration. We offer a variety of resources and …

Children have unique physiological, emotional, and developmental characteristics that require specialized emergency care. Pediatric Readiness is ensuring that every EMS agency and emergency department has the pediatric-specific champions, competencies, policies, equipment, and other resources needed …

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 …

In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. This week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication …

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 …

The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

The next Telehealth Collaborative Community of Practice is on January 25th at 3:00 CT and is open to everyone! Save the date on your calendar and click here to join us! The EMS for Children …

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 …

The EMSC Pulse newsletter is a digest of news and activities across the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. Each issue includes a wealth of information about the pediatric emergency medical care community. EMSC Pulse …

May 19 and 20 webinar recordings now available Is your emergency department (ED) or emergency medical services (EMS) agency ready to care for ill and injured children? The National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) focuses on …

An article detailing the challenges and opportunities facing clinical care for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 clinical care. The article provides resources, guidance, and statistical data to reinforce the need for organizations to become more nimble.

An individual(s) who is responsible for coordinating pediatric specific activities. A designated individual(s) who coordinates pediatric emergency care need not be dedicated solely to this role; it can be an individual(s) already in place who …

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 …

Assessing the quality of medical care and identifying opportunities for improvement of care is an important responsibility of medical professionals, as well as all health care facilities. Though children account for 20% of emergency care …

A coalition is an alliance of diverse groups joined together for the purpose of affecting a specific change or achieving a goal that they would be otherwise unable to realize as independent individuals or separate …

Blazing Trails in Prehospital Care through Targeted Issues Grants: The Center for Rural Emergency Services and Trauma (CREST) Network for EMS Providers and Pediatric Evidence-Based Guidelines Assessment of EMS System Utilization in States (PEGASUS) In …