Pediatric Readiness
Advocates & Policymakers Clinicians Disaster EMSC Stakeholders Hospital Patients & Families Prehospital Researchers State Partnerships TraumaWhat is Pediatric Readiness?
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 to provide high-quality emergency care for children.
Pediatric Readiness Initiatives
The National Pediatric Readiness Project
The National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) is a multiphase quality improvement initiative to ensure that all U.S. emergency departments have the essential guidelines and resources in place to provide effective emergency care to children.
Quick Links:
Download the NPRP Checklist
Explore the NPRP Toolkit
The Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project
The Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) Steering Committee was convened in 2019 to guide and plan next steps for pediatric readiness in the prehospital setting by identifying gaps and priority areas of focus and coordinating complimentary public relations activities among our national partners.
Quick Links:
Download the PPRP Checklist
Explore the PPRP Toolkit
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