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Recommended Essential Equipment for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulances 2020: A Joint Position Statement Abstract: In continued support of establishing and maintaining a foundation for standards of care, our organizations remain …

The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

Pediatric Readiness Community of Practice (A subcommittee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine) This group was originally formed as a Special Interest Group in 2009 to complement pediatric readiness efforts in …

Performance measures for evaluating adherence to the evidence-based guideline for prehospital pain management.

ABSTRACT: This project sought to develop evidence-based guidelines for the administration of analgesics for moderate to severe pain by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians based on a separate, previously published, systematic review of the comparative …

ABSTRACT: This project sought to develop evidence-based guidelines for the administration of analgesics for moderate to severe pain by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians based on a separate, previously published, systematic review of the comparative …

Cognitive skills are the core skills your brain uses to think and reason. Examples of these include use of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) and interpretation of physical exam findings of acutely ill and injured …

4 steps to owning the infant IV From where to begin, to last-resort options: Tips and tricks. (From EMS1)

Caleb E. Ward, Michael Taylor, Clare Keeney, Emily Dorosz, Cynthia Wright-Johnson, Jennifer Anders & Kathleen Brown (2022) The Impact of Documenting Patient Weight in Kilograms on Pediatric Medication Dosing Errors in Emergency Medical Services, Prehospital …

The purpose of this program is to recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing mental and substance use disorders.

This guide was created through collaboration of EMS agency leadership, medical directors, pediatric emergency physicians, established EMS PECCs, and members of the Louisiana EMS for Children Advisory Board.

Critical Crossroads was conceived as a partnership to support the mission of improving emergency care for children in mental health crises, with acknowledgment of the disproportionate burden in rural areas, where services are often limited. …

Provides healthcare professionals with key facts and recommendations for the screening and assessment of suicidal risk in children in the emergency department. Dr. Matthew Morrissette, Dr. Amanda Newton, Dr. Stephen Freedman, Dr. Laurence Katz & …

Clinical Practice Guideline from ENA: Intranasal Medication Administration. How effective is the intranasal medication administration route for emergency care patients? (please refer to pages 8-13)

This video provides and overview of how to use the Broselow Tape (a standardized, color coded, pediatric emergency measuring tape). This tape provides you with a rapid estimate of a child's weight based on their …

Let our team walk you through some tips and tricks for using a length based tape system on a pediatric patient. (shared with permission from Children's Hospital Colorado)

Module from Emergency Medicine Residents' Association's (EMRA) Pain Management Guide. Information geared toward emergency department providers, but information could be useful to prehospital practitioners as well.

Handoffs: Transitions of Care for Children in the Emergency Department (AAP Policy Statement) (please refer to pages 4-5: Managing Specific ToC Situations, Prehospital to ED)

SimBox EMS. Run it from anywhere | No need to leave the station | Find everything with the click of a button Simulations Included: Seizure; Non-Accidental Trauma; Newborn Rescuscitation

These online educational modules are intended to assist healthcare providers in determining the difference between accidental and intentional injuries in children. Considering many clinicians see few cases of child abuse in their daily practice, these …