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Patient and Family Perspectives

Featuring members of EMSC’s Family Advisory Network (FAN). Learn more about the FAN.Name: Donnie ShawState/Territory: …


PRESS RELEASE: National assessment highlights impact of COVID-19 on pediatric capabilities of emergency departments – with implications for survival

Media Contact: Emily Lemiska860-748-1349communications@emscimprovement.centerEmergency departments (EDs) have made progress but do not fully meet national …


Raising the Bar: Accelerating State Pediatric Readiness Recognition Programs, Nationwide

State programs that recognize emergency departments (EDs) and EMS agencies for achieving certain standards of …


Study Finds First Responders Account for 1% of All Suicides

A recent study supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical …


Pediatric Readiness Quality Improvement Collaborative Kicks Off

The new cohort of the Pediatric Readiness Quality Improvement Collaborative (PRQC) kicked off this month …


Children’s Hospitals: Join a Collaborative to Improve Disaster Preparedness

The federally funded Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) - which aims to improve outcomes for children …


Patient and Family Perspectives

Featuring members of EMSC’s Family Advisory Network (FAN). Learn more about the FAN.Name: Mary Lauagaia …


Uniting to Thank and Support EMS Clinicians

On EMS for Children (EMSC) Day, May 24, as part of National EMS Week, EMSC …


Striving for the Best Possible Systems: A Conversation with E. Brooke Lerner, PhD

E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, FAEMS, co-principal investigator for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network’s …


Three Ways to Improve your EMS Agency’s Pediatric Readiness

“Because prehospital emergency care of children plays a critical role in the continuum of health …