Pediatric Readiness
ED Clinicians ED Clinicians EMSC Grantees EMSC Grantees EMS Clinicians Patients & Families Policymakers Researchers Disaster TraumaWhat is Pediatric Readiness?
Children have unique physiological, emotional, and developmental characteristics that require specialized emergency care. Pediatric Readiness is ensuring that every EMS and fire-rescue agency and emergency department has the pediatric-specific champions, competencies, policies, equipment, and other resources needed to provide high-quality emergency care for children.
