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Issue 31
                     
Pediatricians, Emergency Physicians and Nurses Create Joint Recommendations to Ensure Injured and Critically Ill Children Receive the Best Emergency Care

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) published updated joint guidelines, "Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department," that recommend ways health care providers can make sure every injured or critically ill child receives the best care possible. 

The joint policy statement, published in the November 2018 issue of Pediatrics, represents a revision of the 2009 policy statement and highlights recent advances in pediatric emergency care that may be incorporated into all emergency departments that care for children. The statement emphasizes the importance of evidence-based guidelines and includes additional recommendations for quality improvement plans focusing on children and disaster preparedness. See page 1 for more information. 

Input Requested on Ways to Enhance Emergency Medical Care Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input that will help inform:
  1. The development of good emergency medical care research practices under Exception from Informed Consent (EFIC) and
  2. Policies and procedures for the design, implementation, and oversight of NIH-supported emergency medical care research conducted under EFIC.
The EMS for Children program encourages individuals and organizations from the EMS community to respond and share their ideas that can help facilitate high-quality and safe EMS research. Responses are due by December 17, 2018. See page 1 for additional details. 
FAN Mail!

Find a new section of our newsletter with specific information for our Family Advisory Network (FAN) members.  If you have pictures or content you wish to share , please email Cassidy Penn at the EIIC. See page 6 for content!

Consensus-based Criterion Standard for the Identification of Pediatric Patients Who Need Emergency Medical Services Transport to a Hospital with Higher-level Pediatric Resources Released

A national expert panel developed a 13-item consensus-based criterion standard definition for identifying children with medical complaints who need the resources of a hospital equipped to provide higher-level pediatric services. See page 3 or the publication. 
More Titles in this Issue
Trends in the Incidence of and Charges Associated With Firearm-Related Injuries Among Pediatric Patients, 2006-2014
AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC Updated 
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act signed into Federal Law
'What the HECC' Pediatric Symposium -- A State Partnership Report
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