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(Last updated: October 21, 2022)

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Physician Oversight of Pediatric Care in Emergency Medical Services

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Physician Oversight of Pediatric Care in Emergency Medical Services

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.

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Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project

The Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) is an initiative of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program with support from multidisciplinary organizations. PPRP empowers EMS and fire-rescue agencies to become "Pediatric Ready," or prepared to provide high-quality care for children in accordance with national recommendations.

The Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) is supported by the EMSC Program through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $2.5M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. government. For more information, visit HRSA.gov.

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