The first goal in the program is to enhance the emergency medical care for children by healthcare providers. The objectives to accomplish this goal includes: (1) increasing the quantity and quality of pediatric education for healthcare providers and acquire. (2) disseminate pediatric equipment to EMS agencies and hospitals. The second goal in the program is to give healthcare providers the resources needed to care for children in emergencies. The objectives to accomplish this goal includes: (1) develop materials such as: protocols, policies, and education. (2) offer multiple education formats in rural locations.
Institution
Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Community Health Systems
Creating Competency: Tips & Tricks for Implementing Pre-Hospital Skill Demonstration
Guidance/Information
Maintaining skill and equipment competencies is an important way to ensure providers areprepared no matter what situation they are called …
Creating Competency: Tips & Tricks for Implementing Pre-Hospital Skill Demonstration
Description
Maintaining skill and equipment competencies is an important way to ensure providers areprepared no matter what situation they are called to. This is especially true for skills and scenariosthat are not often encountered, such as pediatric events. An Institute of Medicine study on pediatrics"Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains" found that it may be difficult for EMS personnel tomaintain comfort and competency in caring for seriously ill or injured children since they providetreatment for them so infrequently. The federal EMS for Children program has also recognized thisopportunity, and included it in their federal performance measures, striving to increase the numberof EMS agencies that require a process to routinely demonstrate competency on pediatric-specificequipment. The Kansas EMSC program wants to help EMS agencies that are interested in havingcompetency and skill check processes in place create and implement these, and we have createda toolkit with examples and helpful tips. We encourage you to take a look and see how these could benefit your agency.
Navigating Interfacility Transfers. Transfers can be tricky, but sometimes they’re necessary to ensure a patient is able to receive the …
Interfacility Transfer Toolkit
Description
Navigating Interfacility Transfers. Transfers can be tricky, but sometimes they’re necessary to ensure a patient is able to receive the level of care their condition requires. When it comes time to move patients between facilities, it’s more than just the destination that matter-how they get there is just as important. Included here are some helpful hints for getting patients where they need to go while keeping the journey as smooth as possible.
This resource will walk your providers through a scenario containing vital signs, pertinent patient and call information, graphics, considerations and …
Pediatric Scenario Guidebook
Description
This resource will walk your providers through a scenario containing vital signs, pertinent patient and call information, graphics, considerations and links for additional educational opportunities surrounding that call type. The hope is that this guidebook will encourage additional trainings and educational opportunities on pediatrics throughout the year, while also increasing provider confidence when treating pediatric patients.
Suggested CT Algorithm for Mild Traumatic Head Injury (GCS 14 or 15)
Protocol/Guidelines
Based on Figure 3 of Kuppermann, et al, Identification of children at very low risk of clinically important brain injuries …
Suggested CT Algorithm for Mild Traumatic Head Injury (GCS 14 or 15)
Description
Based on Figure 3 of Kuppermann, et al, Identification of children at very low risk of clinically important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study, Lancet, 2009 Oct 3;374(9696):1160-70.
This resource is a communication tool for pre-hospital emergency care providers and their patients (designed with young children, non-verbal children …
Communication Cards
Description
This resource is a communication tool for pre-hospital emergency care providers and their patients (designed with young children, non-verbal children and children with special needs in mind).
Brittney Nichols, Vicki Petersen , Corolla Lauck, Debbie Kuhn, Kjelsey Polzin, Samantha K. Harrison
Abstract/Description
Need/Problem: To provide low-cost pediatric continuing education to our EMS & hospital partners. Evolving/Emergent Factors: COVID-19 pandemic made most education inaccessible to EMS providers in need of continuing education. The Challenge: How to provide timely, meaningful, and cost-effective education with the isolation and limited resources available during a global pandemic.