North Carolina — Targeted Issue

EMS and Pediatric Trauma: A North Carolina Population-based Performance Improvement Intervention and Evaluation Using Multiple-linked Healthcare Databases

Sept. 1, 2010 - Aug. 31, 2013

Grant Number

H34MC19348

Project Overview

Pediatric trauma care requires a coordinated system of care. Pediatric specialty care is not available to adequately care for all trauma locally so there is frequent interfacility EMS transport to a higher level of care. Serious injury is rare so EMS has difficulty maintaining skills and knowledge. The goals of this project are to (1) identify and characterize health disparities provided by North Carolina EMS for injured pediatric patients; (2) develop, deploy, and evaluate an educational initiative to reduce identified disparities in the performance of NC EMS systems; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of interventions by measuring changes in the magnitude and direction of disparities in emergency care for NC pediatric patients in a one-year time frame, post intervention; and (4) package and disseminate the standards-based educational and performance improvement tool for national use with revisions based on the results of the study.

Institution

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Main Contact

Jane Brice, MD, MPH

Award Amount

$900,000

Contacts

Name	Role(s)	Phone	Email
Jane Brice, MD, MPH	Principal Investigator	(919) 843-3045	jane_brice@med.unc.edu

Products

Title	Format	Description	Published/Revised	Availability
Using Quality Improvement to Maximize Pediatric Emergency Care in Your State	Webinar		2014	Not Available
Enhancing Pediatric Emergency Care through Trauma Performance Improvement	Webinar		2013	Not Available
Pediatric Trauma Course for 911 Telecommunicator	Education Module(s)/Curriculum	This course is designed to illustrate how 911 telecommunicators play a critical role in the prehospital management of injured children. … Pediatric Trauma Course for 911 Telecommunicator Description This course is designed to illustrate how 911 telecommunicators play a critical role in the prehospital management of injured children. 911 telecommunicators will have the opportunity to learn about the scope of pediatric trauma, how they can quickly deploy EMS resources, ways they can assist EMS's response by collecting valuable information, and how they can work with dispatched services to minimize response and scene times en route to definitive care.	2013	Not Available
Pediatric Trauma Course for EMS Providers	Education Module(s)/Curriculum	This course is designed to offer Emergency Medical Services providers an overview of pediatric trauma, the leading cause of injury … Pediatric Trauma Course for EMS Providers Description This course is designed to offer Emergency Medical Services providers an overview of pediatric trauma, the leading cause of injury and death in American children. EMS providers will have the opportunity to learn about the scope of pediatric trauma, revisit the keys of their pediatric patient assessment, review the benefits of specialized trauma center resources, and examine how trauma pre-planning tools can assist them in making the best transport decisions for their patients.	2013	Not Available
Injured Children: Right Decision, Right Decision	Webinar		2012	Not Available

Disseminations

Title	Type	Publication/Event	Published/Presented	Identifier	Details
EMS Care of Pediatric Trauma Patients: Disparities in the Field	Poster	National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)	2015
Improving Pediatric Trauma Decision-Making through Web-based Education	Poster	National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)	2015