Medical Direction/Oversight Resources
This section includes resources for medical directors.
(Last updated: October 21, 2022)
This section includes resources for medical directors.
(Last updated: October 21, 2022)
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Review guide for those studying for board certification exam and participating in EMS fellowship education.
A few topics relevant to the pediatric population and the PPRP Checklist includes: The Special Needs of Children (page 100); Pediatric Medical Priorities (page 102); Pediatric Trauma Priorities (page 104); Technology Dependent Children (page 106); Child Maltreatment (page 118); Ethical Challenges, Treatment of Minors (page 120); Families & Bystanders (page 124); Culture of Patient Safety (page 128); Medical Oversight of EMS Systems (page 150); EMS-Public Health Interface (page 163).
2nd Edition, 2019
NAEMSP position statement affirming that pediatric patients have unique needs that every EMS program must ensure are appropriately and reasonably met. NAEMSP believes that if the EMS medical director does not inherently possess knowledge and experience in pediatric-related EMS healthcare needs, they should engage with stakeholders that can provide EMS-appropriate guidance related to pediatric EMS healthcare needs. An EMS Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator or an EMS System Pediatric Advisory Committee can augment and advise the EMS medical director(s) for the system or for individual EMS programs.
There are many roles for medical directors in the EMS arena. Most commonly, EMS system medical directors have an operational role overseeing the medical care delivered by an EMS agency. Another important role is EMS education program medical direction, by which the medical directors oversee the clinical and educational aspects of initial EMS clinician education.
The unique challenges of pediatric respiratory and airway emergencies require the development and maintenance of a prehospital quality management program that includes pediatric-focused medical oversight and clinical care expertise, data collection, operational considerations, focused education, and clinician competency evaluation. This is a NAEMSP position statement with recommendations.