Arizona — State Partnership

Arizona Emergency Medical Services for Children

Grant Number

H33MC06690

Project Overview

Goals: Improve the quality, safety availability, and consistency of child emergency medical care throughout Arizona; Provide ongoing assessment of the pediatric emergency medical services delivery system; Support pediatric emergency care training that is effective, sustainable, portable, and can be replicated whenever needed; Encourage use of evidence-based/informed guidelines for emergency care in Arizona in order to promote regular, high-quality emergency care of children

Institution

Department of Health Services, Bureau of EMS and Trauma System

Main Contact

Julia Vinton, MPH, CHES

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Regions

HRSA

EMSC

IRECC

HPP

NASEMSO

West

Contacts

Name	Role(s)	Phone	Email
Jordana Carpenter	FAN		jordanacarpenter@gmail.com
Julia Vinton, MPH, CHES	Program Manager	(602) 364-2846	Julia.Vinton@azdhs.gov
Alyson Welch	Program Director	(602) 364-0580	Alyson.welch@azdhs.gov

Products

Title	Format	Description	Published/Revised	Availability
Safe Sleep:Preventing Suffocation for First Responders Toolkit for EMS	Toolkit	This toolkit is meant to accompany the Safe Sleep: Preventing Suffocation for First Responders PowerPoint presentation training developed by the … Safe Sleep:Preventing Suffocation for First Responders Toolkit for EMS Description This toolkit is meant to accompany the Safe Sleep: Preventing Suffocation for First Responders PowerPoint presentation training developed by the Pediatric Advisory Council for Emergency Services (PACES) within the Bureau of EMS & Trauma System at the Arizona Department of Health Services. This toolkit is meant to be used as a resource at the discretion of each first responder agency that participates in the Safe Sleep training. Agencies who participate in the Safe Sleep: Preventing Suffocation presentation are not required to utilize the scenarios, checklist, or crib cards. Rather, these tools are included as a resource in the event that respective agencies or individual first responders are interested in learning additional information or having access to additional resources. The information in the presentation and toolkit may be used as much or as little as is practical in the field or day-to-day work flow.	2020	Available Online Toolkit
Safe Sleep: Preventing Suffocationfor First Responders	Education Module(s)/Curriculum	Learning Objectives. First Responders should: - Understand the role suffocation plays in infant sleep-related death - Be comfortable in their … Safe Sleep: Preventing Suffocationfor First Responders Description Learning Objectives. First Responders should: - Understand the role suffocation plays in infant sleep-related death - Be comfortable in their knowledge and ability to provide safe sleep guidance to families and caregivers - Be able to identify and evaluate unsafe sleep environments as a risk factor for suffocation - Be able to relay information about safe sleep practices to families and caregivers - Be able to identify and refer individuals to resources for safe sleep	2020	Available Online PowerPoint

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