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The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center develops education and resources aimed at improving care for acutely ill and injured children. Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAKs) are collections of best practice educational resources designed to …

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 …

The National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) empowers emergency departments (EDs) to improve their capability to provide high-quality care for children, also known as being “pediatric ready.” The project is led by the EMSC Program in …

Disaster preparedness for children has made great strides in recent years, but challenges remain. In 2015, hospitals only met 21% of the recommendations outlined in the National Commission on Children and Disasters 2010 report, and …

The EMSC Pulse newsletter is a digest of news and activities across the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. Each issue also includes information about the broader pediatric emergency care community. EMSC Pulse is published …

The mission of the Targeted Issues (TI) Program is to support strategies to improve the quality of pediatric care delivered in emergency care settings through the implementation of pediatric emergency care research and innovative cross-cutting …

Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau's EMSC Program, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) is the first federally funded emergency medicine research network in the United …

Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Measuring the Influence, Magnifying the ImprovementPECCs are believed to have a positive effect on pediatric prehospital care by ensuring training, education, and resources that establish standards and encourage …

An interactive map displaying the Unites States that shows the broadband availability, demographics, and health measures i.e. physician access, diabetes, obesity, poor/fair health, preventable hospitalization, and sick days.

Evidence based practice is the integration of the best research evidence, clinical experience, patients’ values/preferences, and resources into comprehensive clinical standards that improve the quality and safety of patient care. Through the use of evidence …

Providing the best care for our children and our communities means ensuring that the most up-to-date scientific research findings are translated directly into clinical healthcare as practiced on a daily basis. The goal of translational …

According to the American Medical Association, informed consent is more than simply getting a patient to sign a written consent form. It is, instead, a process of communication between a patient and healthcare provider that …