New York — Targeted Issue

National EMS Child Protection Education Project

March 1, 2002 - Feb. 29, 2004

Grant Number

H34MC00077

Project Overview

The goals of this project are to (1) assess EMS providers' knowledge of possible signs and symptoms of child abuse or neglect; (2) assess their self-efficacy and attitudes towards recognition and reporting; (3) assess their knowledge of proper documentation and reporting; (4) assess their knowledge of child abuse and neglect laws, regulations, and agency policies in their area of operation; (5) create an educational resource to address gaps in knowledge that is sensitive to culturally diverse groups and populations with special health care needs; and (6) build a coalition of experts in EMS, EMSC, and Child Protection and create collaboration among these groups that will exist beyond the project period.

Institution

New York University School of Medicine

Main Contact

George Foltin, MD

Award Amount

$450,061

Contacts

Name	Role(s)	Phone	Email
George Foltin, MD	Principal Investigator

Products

Title	Format	Description	Published/Revised	Availability
Child Abuse & Neglect: A Continuing Education and Teaching Resource for the Prehospital Provider	PDF document	Three million cases of child abuse are reported in the US annually, making this issue a significant public health care … Child Abuse & Neglect: A Continuing Education and Teaching Resource for the Prehospital Provider Description Three million cases of child abuse are reported in the US annually, making this issue a significant public health care concern. EMS providers can be the eyes and ears of the medical community, because they are in a unique position, often being the only individuals who have access to a patient's home. Their ability to assess and perceptively deal with this problem can have a tremendous impact on the morbidity and mortality of children. While there is a plethora of information for many levels of health care providers, there has been little useful information regarding the role of the EMS prehospital care provider in identification, reporting, intervening, documenting and preventing child maltreatment. The creators of the national award-winning Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics have addressed this problem by creating Child Abuse and Neglect: A Continuing Education and Teaching Resource for the Prehospital Provider.	2003	Not Available

Disseminations

Title	Type	Publication/Event	Published/Presented	Identifier	Details
Knowledge and attitude assessment and education of prehospital personnel in child abuse and neglect	Research Paper/Publication	Prehospital Emergency Care	2002	PMID: 12109567	Knowledge and attitude assessment and education of prehospital personnel in child abuse and neglect Author(s)/Presenter(s) Markenson D, Foltin G, Tunik M, Cooper A, Matza-Haughton H, Olson L, Treiber M; Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine; National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; National EMSC Data Resource Cen Abstract/Description No abstract available View On Pub Med
Knowledge and attitude assessment and education of prehospital personnel in child abuse and neglect: Report of a national Blue Ribbon Panel	Research Paper/Publication	Pediatric Emergency Care	2002	PMID: 12066017	Knowledge and attitude assessment and education of prehospital personnel in child abuse and neglect: Report of a national Blue Ribbon Panel Author(s)/Presenter(s) David Markenson, MD, George Foltin, MD, Michael Tunik, MD, Arthur Cooper, MD, Hedda Matza-Haughton, MSW, CSW, Lenora Olson, MA, Marsha Treiber, MPS Abstract/Description No abstract available View On Pub Med