EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
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Changes in Pediatric Inpatient Capabilities and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness
2025
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of Utah
This research article describes how many hospitals in the US have lost special units for children between 2013 and 2021. Hospitals that lost these pediatric …
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Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator Workforce: A Survey Study
2023
· University of California San Francisco,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of Utah,
· Emergency Medical Services Agency Los Angeles County,
· University of California, Los Angeles
The study looks at the role of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECCs) in hospitals. It describes how PECCs help improve emergency care for children by …
Weather-Related Pediatric Fatalities in the United States: 2001 to 2021
2025
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Louisville,
· Norton Children's Hospital,
· University of Utah
This study analyzes pediatric fatalities related to weather events in the US over the past 21 years. It found that weather events were associated with …
Medication and Fluid Management of Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock
This article describes how to treat children with sepsis and septic shock using medicines and fluids. It explains the importance of giving fluids early, choosing …
Trends in Low-Value Care Among Children's Hospitals
2024
· Dartmouth College,
· Dartmouth Health Children's,
· University of Utah,
· University of Washington,
· Children's Hospital Association
This article (with video abstract) is about a study on low-value care (LVC) in children's hospitals. It describes how researchers used a Pediatric Health Information …
Evaluation of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Outcomes Among US Trauma Centers
2021
· Oregon Health & Science University,
· University of Utah,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of California, Davis
This study looks at how well emergency departments are prepared to treat children in trauma centers across the United States. It describes how being ready …
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Short-term and Long-term Mortality Among Children Receiving Emergency Care
This article explores how well emergency departments are prepared to care for children and its impact on their survival. It describes that better-prepared hospitals can …
Association of Emergency Department Characteristics With Presence of Recommended Pediatric‐Specific Behavioral Health Policies
2024
· University of California San Francisco,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Utah,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Harvard Medical School,
· Brown University,
· Alaska Department of Health,
· University of California, Los Angeles
The article looks at how emergency departments (EDs) have policies for children's mental health. It describes how certain features of EDs, like size and location, …
Small- and Large-Volume Fluid Shortages – Suggestions for Management and Conservation
This fact sheet discusses strategies for managing fluid shortages in healthcare organizations due to a national shortage of large-volume parenteral solutions caused by the effects …
Ethical Issues in Pediatric Emergency Mass Critical Care
2011
· University of Utah,
· Society of Critical Care Medicine,
· World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies
This article discusses the importance of mass critical care planning, particularly in relation to children's unique vulnerabilities and needs during disasters. The Task Force for …