Continuing Education
Burn Surge Tabletop Exercise Toolkit
2021
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· University of Utah Health,
· National Pediatric Disaster Coalition (NPDC),
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital,
· Utah Department of Health & Human Services
The Burn Surge Tabletop Exercise Toolkit is a guide for healthcare facilities to prepare for burn mass casualty incidents. It describes templates and resources like …
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National Pediatric Readiness Project
This webpage features the National Pediatric Readiness Project, which aims to improve emergency care for children in hospitals. It describes how most kids are treated …
Bottom Line Recommendations: Suicidal Risk Screening & Assessment
2021
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)
This guideline provides important information for healthcare workers on how to screen and assess suicidal risk in children visiting the emergency department. It also addresses …
The State of Pediatric Disaster Education: A Comprehensive Review & Analysis Report: Section 6. Pediatric Disaster Education Programs
2021
· Region V for Kids
This report section reviews pediatric disaster education programs and highlights gaps and opportunities. It describes FEMA's efforts, like the IS-366.A course, to include children's needs …
Telehealth Workgroup White Paper
2021
· Region V for Kids
This document explains how the Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response used telehealth to improve care during disasters, especially after COVID-19. It highlights …
Telehealth in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2021
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Northwestern University,
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· UC Davis School of Medicine,
· University of Washington,
· Children's National Hospital,
· George Washington University
This article discusses using telehealth in pediatric emergency medicine. It describes how modern technology helps improve care for children in emergencies. The article explains how …
Regional Metrics Workgroup White Paper
2021
· Region V for Kids
This white paper describes a project to improve disaster preparedness for children in the Eastern Great Lakes region. The workgroup identified five key areas: pediatric …
Quality Workgroup White Paper
2021
· Region V for Kids
This report describes efforts by the Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response to improve pediatric disaster preparedness. Hospitals joined a collaborative program to …
Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Toolkit: A Deep Dive
This video presentation discusses the Pediatric Prehospital Readiness Toolkit, a resource to help emergency medical services (EMS) better care for children. It describes the toolkit's …
Pediatric – Deployable Assistance Response Team (P-DART) White Paper
2021
· Region V for Kids
This document describes efforts to improve disaster response for children. It highlights the use of telehealth and existing resources like critical care transport teams to …