Wisconsin EMSC Partnership Grant & Rural Expansion Project
Jan. 1, 1987 - Present
Grant Number
H33MC06681
Project Overview
In collaboration with the Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, EMS Section, we work to meet the national EMSC performance measures related to improving pre-hospital and emergency care for kids. We provide training, resources and support to each of Wisconsin’s 128 emergency departments and more than 700 emergency medical service agencies.
Wisconsin also received funding for the EMS for Children State Partnership Rural Expansion Program grant. With this funding, Wisconsin EMSC will establish a voluntary hospital recognition program for pediatric medical emergencies and collaborate with statewide partners and staff at rural critical access hospitals to develop criteria for a hospital recognition program. The program will work with a minimum of five rural critical access hospitals to achieve hospital recognition. The voluntary hospital recognition program for pediatric medical emergencies will 1) assist emergency medical facilities in preparedness for pediatric care, 2) recognize facilities that have reached levels of care, and 3) assist parents and caregivers of pediatric patients to locate the appropriate facility to take their child to in an urgent/emergent situation. The program will enhance access to quality, evidence-based pediatric emergency care and improve health equity in rural and community emergency departments. The proposed work will improve the likelihood of receiving high-quality emergency care for every child in Wisconsin regardless of location.
Institution
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, EMS Section (subcontract to Children’s Health Alliance Wisconsin)
Audience: Emergency department, inpatient unit, and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) providers Purpose: To assist hospital-based healthcare providers in evaluating …
MIS-C Clinical Pathway
Description
Audience: Emergency department, inpatient unit, and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) providers
Purpose: To assist hospital-based healthcare providers in evaluating pediatric patients for MIS-C and quickly identify children that should be transferred to tertiary pediatric centers.
What EMS Needs to Know About Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
Guidance/Information
MIS-C impacts multiple organs and is associated with COVID-19. Signs can seem mild or vague but the illness can progress …
What EMS Needs to Know About Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
Description
MIS-C impacts multiple organs and is associated with COVID-19. Signs can seem mild or vague but the illness can progress rapidly. This document will guide you through what MIS-C is, signs and symptoms of MIS-C and how to treat it.
Children aren’t just small adults, and they require specialized equipment to be safely transported in an ambulance. This handout will …
Safe Pediatric Transport in Ambulances
Description
Children aren’t just small adults, and they require specialized equipment to be safely transported in an ambulance. This handout will guide EMS providers to safely transport children in ambulances.
Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Managers’ Role in the Pediatric Readiness Quality Collaborative
Report/Monograph/White Paper
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the PRQC project, while demonstrating how QI collaboratives …
Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Managers’ Role in the Pediatric Readiness Quality Collaborative
Description
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the PRQC project, while demonstrating how QI collaboratives can be effective strategies for improving pediatric emergency care. Pediatric QI collaboratives also provide mechanisms for increasing the foundation of support, as well as visibility of state and U.S. territory EMSC programs. The paper will also demonstrate the importance and evolving role of EMSC Program Managers in the successful implementation of the PRQC project. The Oregon, Alaska, and Wisconsin EMSC Program Managers, who actively supported and participated in the PRQC project, will share strategies utilized to ensure project success, lessons learned, and next steps to foster pediatric readiness.
Safe Transport of Children Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services for Children: an Interim Guidance
Guidance/Information
With the support of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and Wisconsin EMS Board, this document will provide guidance for …
Safe Transport of Children Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services for Children: an Interim Guidance
Description
With the support of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and Wisconsin EMS Board, this document will provide guidance for all WI EMS agencies to develop policy and procedures to ensure the safety of all children during transport.
Accurate medication dosing is vital when treating pediatric patients. The AAP advises medical providers to weigh pediatric patients in kilograms …
Pediatric Weight Conversion Charts
Description
Accurate medication dosing is vital when treating pediatric patients. The AAP advises medical providers to weigh pediatric patients in kilograms only to reduce medication dosing errors. Wisconsin EMSC offers paper pediatric weight conversion charts at no cost. Your emergency department can use the charts in a variety of ways:
-Record patient weight in kilograms before entering into an electronic medical records system.
-Give parents a copy of the chart with their child’s weight in kilograms.
-Use the included ring to secure the chart to a scale for weighing pediatric patients.