The Case for Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in EMS

• 2024

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• Stephanie Ashford

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This article highlights the importance of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECCs) in EMS. It describes how PECCs help EMS teams be ready for emergencies involving children, who have different needs than adults. PECCs provide training, ensure proper equipment is available, and improve communication between EMS and hospitals. The Pediatric Readiness Project supports these efforts by offering tools and guidelines to enhance pediatric care readiness. Despite challenges like funding, having a PECC can save lives and build community trust in emergency services for children. The article encourages support for increasing the presence of PECC roles in EMS systems.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child Health Services; Emergency Medical Services; Health Personnel; Pediatrics; Professional Role; Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Institutions: EMS1

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