Pediatric Readiness Quality Collaborative: Moving Forward to Implementing Change
See
page 3 for an update on the progress of this national collaborative aimed at improving pediatric readiness.
Special 2019 EMS for Children Day Celebration Webinar -- Prehospital Care of Children: Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1pm ET
As prehospital professionals, we want to make patient care decisions based upon the best evidence available to improve patient outcomes. In this webinar, we will review the prehospital pediatric evidence-based guidelines for the management of asthma, seizures, pain, and cardiac arrest. Register here. See Page 1.
EMS Vehicles and Distracted Drivers
More than 1 in 10 drivers said they either have struck or nearly struck a first responder or emergency vehicle stopped on or near the road. Distracted driving regularly puts first responders in unsafe situations. Learn about results of a recent survey conducted by the National Safety Council and the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. See page 7.
Targeted Issues Grant Program Update -- The Michigan Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Error Reduction Study (MI-PEERS)
For paramedics, administering accurate drug doses to children is a difficult task that is low frequency and high risk. Lack of real life experience, infrequent training, little feedback and lack of tools to make the process easier all contribute to an error rate of approximately 30 percent for all drugs.
The Michigan Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Error Reduction Study (MI-PEERS) is trying to change this with the introduction of a 10 item "safety bundle." The bundle includes checklists for pediatric equipment and drug dosing, on-line pediatric training twice monthly, 911 dispatchers are asking callers for a patient weight and then transmitting that to the responding EMS crew, a pediatric QI process, an anonymous error reporting system and use of a new length-based tape. Learn more on Page 4.
This section of the EMSCPulse contains specific information for the EMSC Family Advisory Network (FAN) members. This month we feature information on Child Abuse and Neglect. A special webinar will be held on Wednesday, April 24. See
pages 8 & 9 for more information.
Updates on conferences and other items of interest to the EMSC Program
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Program Job Postings
National EMS Week 2019 is
May 19 - 25, 2019 with Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Day on Wednesday, May 22.
This year's theme is "BEYOND the CALL". Watch for further information.
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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