Trauma Improvement Sprint

The American College of Surgeons has pediatric verification standards for trauma centers. The best way to prepare is to identify a team member who can serve in the role of a pediatric emergency care coordinator or PECC. A PECC can be any physician, nurse, or clinical team member; previous pediatric experience is not required.

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To help trauma centers prepare for these standards, the PECC Workforce Development Collaborative hosted a Trauma Improvement Sprint over two half days. 

Participants learned to:

• Develop communication strategies for hospital and ED leadership
• Create pediatric-specific policies and protocols
• Establish pediatric competency initiatives
• Ensure processes to maintain pediatric equipment and supplies
• Implement system-level quality improvement interventions

What is an Improvement Sprint?

Quality improvement initiatives require consistent effort and a dedicated period of time for results to be realized. For this reason, our quality improvement collaboratives usually span anywhere from 12-18 months.

However, we believe the foundation for the development of a pediatric emergency care coordinator (PECC), also known as a pediatric champion, can be introduced through an intensive, two-day event. During these two days, we will review the key drivers and change strategies that lead to improvement in each of the seven pediatric readiness areas of focus.