EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
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Setting an Agenda for a National Pediatric Trauma System: Operationalization of the Pediatric Trauma State Assessment Score
2023
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Louisville
This article discusses the need for a national pediatric trauma system in the U.S. It describes how different states handle trauma care for children and …
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Defining Pediatric Trauma Center Resource Utilization: Multidisciplinary Consensus-Based Criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society
2023
· Johns Hopkins University,
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital,
· Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
· University at Buffalo
This article describes how experts from the Pediatric Trauma Society created guidelines to help decide when a child needs resources from a pediatric trauma center. …
Pediatric Agitation: Emergency Department Management
Agitation can be a common feature in patients presenting to emergency departments for treatment. Agitated pediatric patients impact emergency department operations and require dedicated care …
Heat Emergencies and Hyperthermia in Children
2024
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· University of North Carolina School of Medicine
This course will discuss the environmental causes of hyperthermia in children. After reviewing this course, you should be able to: Understand the causes of pediatric …
Pediatric Respiratory Emergency Response
2024
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· University of North Carolina School of Medicine
In this course, you will learn about: the pediatric respiratory system; how diseases, illnesses, and conditions can impact the respiratory system; and how EMS performance …
Weather Emergencies and Disasters
2024
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Weather emergencies and disasters are important events for EMS to understand. Of the ten most devastating natural disasters, only Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi have been …
Identifying Physical Abuse in Children
· UCLA School of Medicine,
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN)
Prehospital professionals share the critical responsibility of ensuring the welfare and safety of those in their care. However, there are times where their duties extend …
Prehospital Pediatric Agitation: Management by the EMS Clinician
Agitation can be a common feature in patients that EMS clinicians respond to. Managing agitated pediatric patients can be an even greater challenge. If left …
Pediatric Seizure for the Prehospital Provider
2024
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN)
Seizures are a common clinical encounter seen in pediatric patients treated by EMS. In this module, we are going to go over the management of …
Suicidality & Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents: The Emergency Care Impact
Suicidality and self-harm (S/SH) rates in the pediatric population are increasing at alarming rates and the emergency care system has become a safety net for …