National assessment highlights impact of COVID-19 on pediatric capabilities of emergency departments – with implications for survival

Featured Resource:

Featured resource: The EIIC is excited to announce that the National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Toolkit for EDs has a new look. Sections are organized to align with the joint policy statement and NPRP Checklist resources. In the next few months, an in-depth review of evidence-based practices will begin to further update the toolkit.

Resources Round-up:

Policy Statements:

• AAP: Child Pedestrian Safety
• AAP: AAP Publications Reaffirmed
• AAP: Dispensing Medications at the Hospital Upon Discharge From an Emergency Department

Condition-Specific Resources:

• AAP: Assessment and Management of Inguinal Hernias in Children Clinical Report
• AAP: Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Infants and Young Children at Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Technical Report
• AAP: Intimate Partner Violence: Role of the Pediatrician Clinical Report
• AAP: Epidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury Technical Report
• ACEP: Pulmonary Hypertension in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Disaster Resources:

• PPN: Wildfire Smoke: resources for providers and parents
• PPN: FAQ: Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the U.S.
• USDA: Guidance for States Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency

Upcoming Events, Conferences, and Deadlines:

• ACS Quality & Safety Conference - July 10-13
• Disaster Networking Collaborative Webinar - July 25
• NAEMSE Symposium - Aug. 14-19
• EMSC All-Grantee Meeting - Sept. 11-14
• EMS World Expo - Sept. 18–22
• Emergency Nursing 2023 - Sept. 21-23
• ACEP Scientific Assembly - Oct. 9-12
• AAP National Conference - Oct. 20-24
• ACS TQIP conference - Dec. 1-3

Funding Opportunities:

• HHS: Children and Youth Resilience Challenge - deadline is July 7
• DOT: "Safe Streets and Roads for All" (SS4A) Notice of Funding Opportunity - deadline is July 10
• HRSA: Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program - deadline is July 20
• PPN: Deadline extended for Pediatric Disaster Science Research Program - deadline is August 15
• PPN: Pilot and Emerging Issues Project - deadline is August 31

Research Highlights:

• Variability in firearm injury among major pediatric trauma centers across the USA - Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, May 30
• Association Between Hospital Consolidation and Loss of Pediatric Inpatient Services - JAMA Pediatric, June 20
• Safe Ground Transport of Pediatric Patients: A Qualitative Assessment of Best Practice Guidelines Implementation - Prehosp Emerg Care, June 21
• *Variation in the Guidelines for the Acute Management of Anaphylaxis in Pediatric Patients: An International Narrative Review - Pediatr Emerg Care, June 26
• Standardizing and Improving Care for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department - Pediatrics, July 1
• *Pediatric Readiness and Trauma Centers: History, Relevance, and Practical Application - SpringerNature, July 4

Headline Highlights:

• Boyle County EMS receives pediatric readiness accreditation - The Advocate-Messenger, June 10
• Dubuque Hospital recognized for pediatric readiness – Iowa News Now, June 12
• ‘Take Care of Maya’ Review: A Chronicle of a Family’s Pain – The New York Times, June 19
• What if the ambulance doesn't come? Rural America faces a broken emergency medical system - June 26
• Why the CDC is Warning Parents About Measles – Healthline, June 28
• MMC Receives 'Maine Always Ready for Children' Recognition - MaineHealth, June 29
• The AMA predicts a shortage of medical specialists by the next decade - NPR, July 3

Articles with an asterisk (*) reference work related to EMSC and its grantees