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Thank you for participating in 2023 EMS Week and EMS for Children Day activities! We look forward to celebrating with you again in 2024. Each year, National EMS Week recognizes the work of EMS clinicians. …

The 2023 cohort of the Pediatric Readiness Quality Improvement Collaborative (PRQC) is enrolling teams now through June 2023. Register here. The Pediatric Readiness Quality Improvement Collaborative (PRQC) focuses on harnessing the work of the National …

The Prehospital Domain supports the efforts of the Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP), the Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) Community of Practice (CoP), and EIIC Quality Collaboratives that reach prehospital providers. Additionally, we represent the …

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 …

Find recordings of past webinars, workshops, and other events via the EIIC YouTube channel. Find recordings of past webinars, workshops, and other events via the EIIC YouTube channel.

Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI®) developed brochure on use of cardboard VR with a listing of suggested free applications to accompany use with smartphones.

The Columbia Protocol is a series of simple, plain-language questions that support suicide risk assessments by prehospital practitioners, clinicians, nurses, patients and families and researchers.

SAFE-T is a five-step process that can be used by mental health professionals during their first contact with an individual at risk of suicidal behavior to identify risk and management plan.

A rapid, psychometrically sound 4-item screening tool for all pediatric and adult patients presenting to the emergency department, inpatient units, & primary care facilities.

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. …

This is the first in a five-part mini-series on pediatric seizures, made for YOU the paramedic. In this episode we cover how you can identify a seizure and some of the differences between an adult …

This is the second of five episodes on pediatric seizures in the pre-hospital field. In this episode we discuss first priorities in seizure management, specifically supporting the airway, breathing, and circulation while a child is …

In this episode we break down the ideal and simple treatment protocol. It is a high priority to get benzodiazepines on board. The good news is you don’t have to place an IV right away. …

We heard last time the key is to get benzo’s on board quickly! Stop the seizure! In this video I partner with Yolo county EMS. Together we cover 3 reasons why you should pick the …

We have covered what seizures look like, to prioritize the ABC’s and stop the seizures-even pick the nose (consider intranasal meds)! In this episode we dive into the key history, physical exam, and documentation practices …

Article published in Prehospital Emergency Care, July 2020

Concise video on the pathophysiology of status epilepticus

Fillable resource for caregivers to organize their child's seizure information

This session will provide teams of learners the opportunity to engage in the initial care for a pediatric patient in status epileptics. Simulation facilitation guide and link to video patient simulation included

This session will provide teams of learners the opportunity to engage in the initial care for a pediatric patient in status epileptics. Simulation facilitation guide and link to video patient simulation included