In an effort to meet the EMSC Program’s goal of reducing the mortality and morbidity of children while responding to the Government Performance Review Act the EMSC Program, in 2005, defined benchmarking performance measures for pediatric emergency and/or trauma care. These measures provide a guide for States seeking improvements and closure of gaps in the continuum of emergency care for children nationwide. The EMSC Performance measures provide a process to document state activities and accomplishments while demonstrating national program outcomes.
Two of these measures directly relate to establishing pediatric recognition programs:
- The percent of hospitals recognized through a statewide, territorial or regional standardized system able to stabilize and manage pediatric medical emergencies.
- The percent of hospitals recognized through a statewide, territorial or regional standardized system that are able to stabilize and or manage pediatric traumatic emergencies.
These measures emphasize the importance of a standardized statewide, territorial or regional system that recognizes the capabilities of stabilizing and/or managing pediatric medical and trauma emergencies. These measure help to ensure that essential resources and protocols are available where children receive care for medical and trauma emergencies while assisting hospitals in determining their capacity and readiness to effectively deliver pediatric emergency and specialty care. Recognizing the emergency care capabilities of facilities can assist in directing EMS transfer of the pediatric patient to the appropriate levels and types of resources.
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