EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
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The Importance of Family Reunification in Pediatric Disaster Planning
This journal article describes how important it is to help children and their families find each other after disasters. When kids are separated from their …
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Patient Tracking & Reunification Module - EMSC
The Patient Tracking & Reunification Module helps hospitals plan for reuniting families during disasters. It describes how to share information, address security concerns, and consider …
Be Ready: Tips for Families of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
This webpage provides tips for families with children and youth who have special healthcare needs to prepare for emergencies and disasters. It describes the importance …
Disaster and Families of Children with Disabilities: What Every Health Care Provider Needs to Know
This video provides information to improve the knowledge and increase the preparedness of healthcare providers who support families of children with special healthcare needs on …
Nurse Pediatric Competency, Certification, and Continuing Education: Impact on EDs' Pediatric Readiness
2025
· Henry Ford Health System,
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· University of Texas at Austin,
· UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital,
· University of Utah
This article describes how nurses’ skills, certifications, and ongoing education in caring for children affect how well emergency departments (EDs) are prepared to treat pediatric …
Care of the Agitated Patient (Algorithm + Medication Dosing Table)
2024
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
This algorithm and accompanying medication dosing recommendation table provide guidance for healthcare workers who care for agitated children in emergency situations. The tools guide decision-making …
Optimizing EMS Destination Choice for Pediatric Patients
This webinar discusses the regionalization of pediatric care and its impact on EMS, highlights issues with improper triage and transport, reviews serious non-trauma pediatric conditions, …
Bottom Line Recommendations: Procedural Sedation
2024
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
The document provides guidelines for safe and effective procedural sedation in children. It describes the need for skilled personnel, proper equipment, and patient management across …
Safe Control of the Agitated Pediatric Patient
This webinar series of 7 videos (average 10 minutes each) discusses how to safely manage agitated children in emergency settings. It describes useful resources like …
Role Responsibilities: Nurse Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC)
This fact sheet explains the purpose of the nurse pediatric emergency care coordinator (PECC), along with related qualifications and role responsibilities.