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Offers guidance for out-of-hospital medical direction and the intervener physician. Revised January 2016

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), and the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) believe that changing technology, advances in research, and changing health care delivery systems, …

A joint statement by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), and the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO). Approved October 2016 (ACEP)

ACEP believes emergency physicians, as leaders in EMS, have a pivotal role in the integration of emergency medical services for children (EMSC). Emergency physicians impact the EMS-EMSC continuum in important ways as outlined in this …

ACEP considers EMS a practice of medicine requiring physician oversight, reaffirms its commitment to physician medical director leadership in EMS, and supports the principles outlined in this policy statement. Approved October 2017

The document is for the sole purpose of providing helpful information for EMS services on the products currently available for transporting children in ground ambulances in the US. This document is NOT an endorsement of …

The document is for the sole purpose of providing helpful information for EMS services on the products currently available for transporting children in ground ambulances in the US. This document is NOT an endorsement of …

The Pediatric Evidence-based Guidelines: Assessment of EMS System Utilization in States (PEGASUS) project guideline development committee developed these quality measures using a consensus-based process—defining potential measures for each of the nine evidence-based guidelines from the …

Created by the AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council Subcommittee on Reunification Planning in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Disaster Medicine. This planning tool focuses on providing guidance to hospitals that will help …

Created by the AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council Subcommittee on Reunification Planning in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Disaster Medicine. This planning tool focuses on providing guidance to hospitals that will help …

This spreadsheet is designed to provide general information about dosage, equipment and vital signs for pediatric emergency care purposes. It is customizable in order to allow for users to enter the appropriate dosing regimens and …

PPT Presentation (Dr. Kathleen Adelgais) January 2020

Michigan specific volumetric dosing guide based on state formulary and specific concentrations (version 3.0, 2019 revision)

From Family Voices

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (in collaboration with the National Institute for Children's Health Quality and the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care). This self-assessment tool allows organizations to understand the range and breadth of elements …

From AHRQ, The goal of the Working With Patients and Families as Advisors strategy is to bring the perspectives of patients and families directly into the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care. The tools that …

PowerPoint presentation (PDF) from NAEMSP 2018 Annual Meeting. Presented by Dr. Saranya Srinivasan. Objectives: After attending this presentation, the participant will be able to: 1) Define patient and family-centered care and discuss its importance in …

Health care communication is a skill that is critical to safe and effective medical practice; it can and must be taught. Communication skill influences patient disclosure, treatment adherence and outcome, adaptation to illness, and bereavement. …

IHI’s QI Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch and manage a successful improvement project. Each of the nine tools in the toolkit includes a short description, instructions, an example, and …

Improvement teams often need a roadmap for applying the science of improvement to the project management tasks associated with their improvement efforts. This tool was developed by IHI Improvement Advisor, Richard Scoville, in collaboration with …