Prehospital Pediatric Readiness: Next Steps

The 2024 National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) Assessment closed with a remarkable 46% response rate and participation from over 7,000 EMS and fire-rescue agencies nationwide. The foundation of data collected will help guide the development of tools and resources to help agencies improve care for children.

Next steps:

• EMS and fire-rescue agencies are encouraged to share the assessment results with leadership. Discuss a plan for addressing gaps and explore our improvement resources, particularly the PPRP Toolkit.
• The assessment website will reopen in the future for agencies to take any time for their internal use and assess progress from 2024. Keep an eye out for updates.
• The data is being cleaned and analyzed, with the goal to release key state results later this fall. National results are anticipated to be available later next year. View this video created by the EMSC Data Center (EDC) explaining the PPRP Assessment Data Life Cycle: Processes, cleaning, and analysis in more detail.

Thank you for your incredible work in bringing us closer to our vision: ensuring that every child, every day, receives the best possible care.