South Dakota — State Partnership
South Dakota Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Grant
Jan. 1, 1993 - Present
- Based at:
- University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine
- Website:
Contacts
| Name | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Corolla Lauck, NREMT-P |
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| Mike Turner |
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- If you are interested in connecting with Family Advisory Network (FAN) representatives, please contact the Program Manager to obtain their email or phone number.
- Overview
- Goal: Assess and improve the operational capacity of South Dakota to provide pediatric emergency care to all seriously ill and injured children to reduce pediatric morbidity and mortality. Objective I: Achieve the EMSC SP Program objectives, monitor and measure the impact at state/jurisdiction levels, and execute the established targets for the Program’s performance measures. Objective II: Collaborate with key EMS stakeholders to establish the required six activity competencies by; collecting and reporting data, participating in a QI collaborative, promote pre-hospital and hospital system education, standardizing equipment and protocols, engage with state healthcare coalitions, develop recognition systems, increase pediatric preparedness/readiness and identity gaps, promote EMS the need for a PECC, skills, data collection with NEMSIS and ensure the EMSC Advisory Committee meets recommended activities.