EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
This page includes a searchable index of all resources created by EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC). If you would like to add a resource to this index, please contact us.
Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits
This website offers Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAKs) containing best practice resources for emergency care of children. These kits, developed by EIIC's Knowledge Management …
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ED STOP Suicide QI Collaborative
This website shares the ED STOP Suicide QI Collaborative, a program aimed at improving care for children with mental health crises in emergency departments. It …
Children with Special Health Care Needs
This document addresses emergency management planning for children with special needs to improve everyday knowledge and disaster preparedness and response capabilities for health care providers. …
Bottom Line Recommendations: Pain Treatment
2023
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)
This document addresses pediatric pain assessment to improve everyday knowledge and disaster prevention and preparedness capabilities of health care providers. It describes the importance of …
EIIC: Disaster Preparedness
This webpage describes how the EIIC is working to improve disaster preparedness for children. It highlights that many hospitals and emergency departments lack plans for …
2021 Emergency Department Interactive Checklist
2020
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· Region V for Kids
This checklist helps hospitals prepare for pediatric emergencies. It describes resources and tools for emergency departments to improve care for children. The checklist includes guidelines …
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 …
An Evidence-Based Guideline for Pediatric Prehospital Seizure Management Using GRADE Methodology
2014
· Baylor College of Medicine,
· Texas Children's Hospital,
· Columbia University,
· Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
· Northwestern University,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Children's National Hospital
This article provides a guideline for managing seizures in children before they reach the hospital. It describes using blood sugar tests and non-IV methods like …
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 …
Leveraging Regional Resources through Connections with Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs
The video describes how connecting with Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs (PMHCA) can help use local resources to support children’s mental health. These programs …