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October 25, 2018
                     
New Learning Collaborative Hopes to Increase Number of EMS Agencies with a Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator

The pediatric emergency care coordinator (PECC) has been found to improve outcomes for pediatric patients. PECCs "are necessary to advocate for the improved competencies and the availability of resources for pediatric patients." A new HRSA supported project will allow formation of  a cohort of EMSC State Partnership Grant recipients in a learning collaborative designed to demonstrate effective, replicable strategies to increase the number of local EMS agencies with a PECC. At the end of this collaborative, See pages 1 & 4. 
New Firearm Safety and Injury Prevention Brochure Released
Firearm injury continues to plague the US and potential solutions remain a high profile topic in the national debate.  While gun control is clearly a polarizing issue, other approaches to this public health problem may allow academic medical organizations to lead an effort to find a common ground so that progress can be made in addressing firearm violence. Find out about the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's current work. See Page 1.
Outbreak of Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Find information about the current outbreak of AFM and suggestions for EMS if they encounter a child or adolescent presenting with weak or paralyzed limbs. See page 5.
New process developed for rapidly updating National EMS Scope of Practice Model

Find information about the change here  or on Page 5. 
More Titles in this Issue
2017 National Survey of Children's Health Data Release
National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 21-27
Kansas State Partnership Hard at Work!
Kaiser Family Foundation/Episcopal Health Foundation Harvey Anniversary Survey
TEEX - MGT439 -- Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness -- a DHS/FEMA Funded Course
Watch for our Upcoming Photo Contest!
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Program Job Postings

Texas Seeks New EMSC State Partnership Program Manager

A revised job posting is out providing additional leadership opportunities. Please see the position posting here.
The EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC)  is  supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Maternal and Child Health Bureau Emergency Medical Services for Children grant number U07MC29829.    This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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