EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
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Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems
This article explains how emergency medical services (EMS) can better care for children. It describes the need for special training, equipment, and guidelines to help …
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A National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments
2015
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of Utah,
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
This journal article describes a study that looked at how well emergency departments in the United States are prepared to care for children. The study …
Pediatric Quality Improvement in the Prehospital and Emergency Department Worlds: Tools and Examples to Guide Change
2018
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
· WakeMed Hospital
This journal article describes how doctors and emergency workers can make care better for children before they get to the hospital and in the emergency …
Emergency Medical Services for Children: Creating Everyday Readiness to Care for Kids
2018
· Baylor College of Medicine,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Austin-Travis County EMS System,
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· San Marcos-Hays County EMS System
This journal article describes how emergency medical services (EMS) need to be ready every day to care for children, not just during big emergencies. It …
Reframing Disaster Planning with Quality Improvement Methodology Using Family Reunification as a Case Study
2025
· Children's Hospital at Montefiore,
· Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford,
· Dell Children's Medical Center,
· Saint Louis University,
· Boston Children's Hospital
This research article describes how using quality improvement methods can help make disaster planning better, especially for reuniting families after emergencies. The article uses family …
National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2023
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center,
· University of Utah,
· Dell Children's Medical Center
This study examined how well emergency departments in the United States were prepared to care for children during the pandemic. It describes efforts to assess …
Overcoming Vulnerabilities in Our Emergency Care System Through Pediatric Readiness
This article explains how many children visit emergency departments (EDs) that see fewer than 10 kids daily. It describes the National Pediatric Readiness Project, which …