New Hampshire — Targeted Issue
Innovating and Improving Prehospital Pediatric Care in Rural New Hampshire and Vermont: The Center for Rural Emergency Services and Trauma (CREST) Network for EMS Providers
Sept. 1, 2013 - Aug. 31, 2016
- Project Overview
- Emergency medical service (EMS) providers face many challenges in the delivery of pediatric prehospital care. Moreover, the infrequency of pediatric prehospital encounters makes it difficult for EMS providers to maintain the necessary knowledge and skills to care for pediatric patients. These challenges are exacerbated by a shortage of educational opportunities and medical direction often realized in the rural setting. The goal of this project is to improve care for pediatric prehospital patients in rural Northern New England through increasing the comfort, knowledge, skills, and competency of EMS providers. Objectives include to: (1) develop a regional EMS organization (CREST for EMS), (2) develop and implement a translational toolkit designed to improve knowledge/skills, (3) facilitate communication between prehospital and hospital providers, and (4) develop and implement a competency toolkit.
- Institution
- Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Main Contact
- Award Amount
- $890,325
Contacts
| Name | Role(s) | Phone | |
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| Scott Rodi, MD |
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Disseminations
| Title | Type | Publication/Event | Published/Presented | Identifier | Details |
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| Innovating and Improving Prehospital Pediatric Care in Rural New Hampshire and Vermont: The Center for Rural Emergency Services and Trauma (CREST) Network for Emergency Medical Services | Presentation | 2014 EMSC Grantee Meeting |
2014
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