Publications
| PUBLICATION TITLE | PUBLICATION DESCRIPTION |
YEAR |
AUTHOR/ PUBLISHER | PRODUCT FORMAT(S) |
| 30 Million Children Will Receive Emergency Care This Year | This 8-panel, three-color brochure was first released during the National Public Information and Education campaign in 2000. The brochure describes 10 ways to prepare for a medical emergency involving a child, as well as 10 steps to take once an emergency occurs. It also includes an emergency information form and a copy of "My Emergency Plan" to be distributed to day care providers, relatives, and babysitters. | 2015 | EMSC NRC | PDF Spanish Version |
| After the Emergency Is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Youth |
This fact sheet focuses on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Children and Youth. It includes what PTSD is, signs and symptoms as well as possible treatments. The fact sheet also consists of a list of various books, brochures, and internet resources which can aid one in gaining more information. | 2005 | EMSC NRC | |
| All-terrain Vehicle Safety Toolkit |
Unintentional injuries -- the number one killer of children -- occur in many ways, including all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes. Many of these injuries and deaths can be prevented by practicing safe riding behaviors.The ATV Safety Toolkit contains valuable safety information that when utilized can save lives and stop preventable injuries from harming ATV riders. The information is presented in multiple formats for the facilitator to use as he or she pleases. | 2011 | Arkanas Children's Hospital (TI Grant) | Varies |
| Application of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to Hospital Inpatients: An Issue Brief |
This issue brief provides a brief overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and focuses on its application to hospital inpatients. The brief analyzes the law, as well as a series of relevant court decisions, for their application to hospital inpatients in emergency transfer situations. | 2000 | EMSC NRC, George Washington School of Public Health | |
| Bereavement Practice Guidelines for the Healthcare Professional in the Emergency Department |
These guidelines are designed to help emergency department health care professionals to positively support family and staff when a child suddenly dies. The guidelines outline five phases, which were developed by a panel of EMS experts. | 1999 | National Association of Social Workers | |
| Checklist: Essential Pediatric Domains and Considerations for Every Hospital's Disaster Preparedness Policies |
This Checklist is intended to be used as a tool to help hospital administrators and leadership incorporate essential pediatric considerations into existing hospital disaster policies. This publication is available in two versions: static pdf and interactive pdf. | 2014 | EMSC NRC, et al | Static PDF Interacitve PDF |
| Child Abuse & Neglect: A Continuing Education and Teaching Resource for the Prehospital Provider |
Three million cases of child abuse are reported in the U.S. annually, making this issue a significant public health care concern. EMS providers can be the eyes and ears of the medical community, because they are in a unique position, often being the only individuals who have access to a patient’s home. Their ability to assess and perceptively deal with this problem can have a tremendous impact on the morbidity and mortality of children. | 2003 | Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine | |
| Child Ready: Engaging Communities to Prepare for Pediatric Emergencies |
This website focuses on the mission of the Child-Ready Program: to reduce pediatric morbidity and mortality by partnering with communities, facilities, and health care providers to ensure that they have the resources and capabilities to provide effective, culturally-appropriate care for ill and injured children, and by developing prevention strategies with communities and tribes to design, develop, and disseminate a system of regionalized pediatric emergency care in tribal and rural areas of New Mexico and the border regions of Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and Mexico. | 2013 | New Mexico SPROC grantee | Website |
| Children and Pandemic Flu: An EMSC Resource Sheet |
This resource sheet emphasizes the importance of addressing children's needs in pandemic flu preparation. This sheet also includes a section on What is Pandemic Flu?, giving readers an introduction to the disease outbreak, how it comes into existence, who is at risk, as well as a list of resources that may prove useful in preparing in the event there is an outbreak. | 2007 | EMSC NRC | |
| Common Emergencies for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
This fact sheet includes a list of common injuries for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), as well as a guide to the best preparation for an emergency. It also includes the necessary vital information a parent should have available to help emergency providers in treating CYSHCN. | 2007 | EMSC NRC | PDF Spanish Version |
| Disaster Preparedness: Planning for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs |
This fact sheet focuses on disaster preparedness for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). It provides guidance on how families can prepare their child and/or youth, their home, and neighborhood. The sheet also includes a list of useful resources. | 2007 | EMSC NRC | PDF Spanish Version |
| Disaster Preparedness Exercises Addressing the Pediatric Population |
This document contains scenarios and exercises primarily involving children to better prepare EMS, fire department, law enforcement, emergency department, hospital, and long-term care facilities for a disaster situation. Along with the exercises, a check list is provided to help better assist the emergency situations. | 2006 | Illinois EMSC Program | |
| Drafting Legislation Related to State Pediatric Disaster Preparedness |
Since most individuals may not have experience with drafting legislation, this fact sheet provides writing points that use, as examples, the recommendations from the National Commission on Children and Disasters related to improving pediatric disaster preparedness. These recommendations are meant to be a starting point for drafting a legislative proposal, as appropriate, not model legislation itself. | 2010 | EMSC NRC | |
| Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains |
Emergency Care for Children examines the challenges associated with the provision of emergency services to children and families and evaluates progress since the publication of the Institute of Medicine report Emergency Medical Services for Children (1993), the first comprehensive look at pediatric emergency care in the United States. | 2007 | Institute of Medicine | Hard Copy Book |
| Emergency First Aid Guidelines for California Schools |
This manual is meant to provide recommended procedures for school staff in responding to medical emergencies when the school nurse is not available and until emergency medical services responders arrive on scene. These guidelines provide recommended actions and do not supersede or invalidate any laws or rules established by a school system, a school board, or the state. | 2014 | California EMSC Program | |
| Emergency Guidelines for Schools |
These emergency guidelines are meant to serve as basic "what-to-do-in-an-emergency" information for school staff without nursing or medical training when the school nurse is not available. It addresses the most common childhood illnesses and injuries, from alergic reactions to cuts, scrapes, and bruises and from diabetes to seizures. It also includes information on when to call EMS, safety planning, children with special health care needs, and infection control, as well as a list of recommended first aid supplies. | 2013 | Nebraska EMSC Program | |
| Emergency Information Form (EIF) for Children with Special Needs |
This important document will assure prompt and appropriate care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN). Now, when these patients present to emergency departments or health care professionals with an acute illness or injury, physicians, parents, EMS professionals, and nurses will be able to use the EIF as a tool to transfer critical information. The EIF will ensure that a child's complicated medical history is concisely summarized and available when it is needed most - when the child presents with an acute health problem at a time when neither parent nor pediatrician is immediately available. |
2010 | AAP, ACEP, EMSC NRC | PDF Spanish Version |
| Emergency Information Form (EIF) for Children with Special Needs (Spanish version) |
2009 | County of Los Angeles Public Health | ||
| Emergency Medical Services for Children, 1993 Institute of Medicine Report |
1993 | Institute of Medcine | Hard Copy Book | |
| EMSC: A Historical Perspective |
This fact sheet highlights key activities, findings, and events from the start of the EMSC Program to the present day. | 2015 | EMSC NRC | |
| EMSC Day Promotional Guide |
EMS for Children Day is celebrated on the third Wednesday of May as part of the larger National EMS Week celebration. To help with pre-promotional efforts, Save-the-Date artwork is available for download for insertion into emails or websites. An EMS for Children Day Promotional Guide is also available for download. In addition to providing useful ideas about planning for the day-long celebration, the booklet references many downloadable items, which can be used to help promote pediatric emergency medical care within your community; to decorate letterhead, websites, and emails; and to educate and entertain children. | 2015 | EMSC NRC | Webpage |
| EMSC and AHRQ HCUP Workshop Training |
This workshop focused on how EMSC grantees can utilize the databases and tools from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project or HCUP to help achieve program goals and objectives. | 2011 | Agency for Healtcare Research and Quality | PowerPoint |
| EMSC Family Advisory Network: Helping to Improve Pediatric Emergency Care |
This 14-minute video captures the compelling stories of nine Family Advisory Network (FAN) representatives and highlights the work they are doing to improve pediatric emergency care at the local and state levels. | 2011 | EMSC NRC | Video |
| EMSC Grantee Contact List |
2015 | EMSC NRC | ||
| EMSC: Helping to Improve the Care of Ill and Injured Children |
This brochure briefly describes the services provided by the EMSC National Resource Center and how its activities differ from the federal EMSC Program and the National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center. | 2012 | EMSC NRC | |
| EMSC Program Manager's Toolkit |
This online, interactive tool kit includes information and resources to help new EMSC program managers learn about the Program, including the emergency systems of care (both EMS and hospital) in which it operates. |
2015 | EMSC NRC | Webpage |
| EMSC QuickNews |
EMSC QuickNews is a biweekly digest of program news and activities. Each issue includes a wealth of information about the pediatric emergency medical care community. Specifically, it includes information about the latest EMSC-related: products and resources, national and state activities, data findings and research resources, funding opportunities, career opportunities, and more. | 2015 | EMSC NRC | Electronic Newsletter |
| EMSC National Resource Center Staff Contact List |
2015 | EMSC NRC | ||
| EMSC Performance Measures: A Brief Background |
This two-page fact sheet serves as a quick reference to the EMSC performance measures. It defines each measure, explains how they were developed/refined, and provides an overview of each measure's reporting requirements. | 2009 | EMSC NRC | |
| EMSC Performance Measures: Implementation Manual for State Partnership Grantees 2009-2010 "Final" Edition |
This manual contains detailed information about each EMSC performance measure and submeasure. It includes background information on the process for developing the performance measures, as well as a list of definitions and program contacts. | 2009 | EMSC NRC | |
| EMSC Performance Measures 76 and 77: Making Transfers Work for Critically Ill and Injured Children |
To help ensure that children have access to needed resources, the EMSC Program dedicated two performance measures (#76 and #77) to the establishment of interfacility transfer agreements and guidelines. This fact sheet focuses on these two performance measures. | 2009 | EMSC NRC | |
| EMSC State and Territory SnapShot Data Tool |
The SnapShot Data Tool allows users to view and filter results from the 2015 EMSC State and Territory Partnership SnapShot Self-Assessment. Use it to display the data by assessment question, region, or by comparison of states/territories. | 2015 | NEDARC, EMSC NRC | Webpage |
| EMSC State Partnership Program Manager Job Description and Scope of Work |
This document includes a sample job description and scope of work for a State Partnership program manager. | 2013 | EMSC NRC | Word |
| EMSC 2013 Targeted Issue Grants Fact Sheet |
This fact sheet provides a brief description of each Targeted Issue grant awarded in 2013. | 2013 | EMSC NRC | |
| Equipment for Ground Ambulances: Joint Policy Statement |
Published in Prehospital Emergency Care, this joint policy statement was written to serve as a standard for the equipment needs of emergency ground ambulance services both in the United States and Canada. The recommendations in this document specifically pertain to ALS and BLS emergency ground ambulance services. | 2014 | ACS-COT | |
| Equipment for Ground Ambulances: Summary of Changes 2009-2014 |
This article summarizes changes made in the recently published ground ambulance equipment list subsequent to when the list was last published in 2009. The current list represents a consensus by seven organizations, all of which appointed members to a joint task force to assist with defining the current standard for ground ambulances in the United States. The Equipment for Ground Ambulances Joint Policy Statement was published in Prehospital Emergency Care 18(1):92-97, 2014. | 2014 | ACS-COT, EMSC NRC | |
| Exertional Heat Illness: Cool Down First |
This 19-minute video on the prevention of heat-related illness targets school health personnel, coaches, parents, and atheletes. | 2014 | Arkansas EMSC Program | Video |
| Family-centered Prehospital Care: Partnering with Families to Improve Care |
This four-page fact sheet defines family-centered care, the important role prehospital providers play in partnering with families to ensure family-centered care, and tips for provididing family-centered care in the prehospital environment. | 2000 | National Association of EMTs | |
| Gap Analysis of EMS Related Research |
Evidence for treatments used in the prehospital setting is lacking. Several research agendas have been published outlining the priorities for prehospital research. As part of the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS, Data and Research Committee’s goal: to “ensure a comprehensive body of scientific evidence regarding the practice of prehospital EMS,” a gap analysis of prehospital research in scientific literature was conducted to map existing literature to priorities described in national research agendas. The purpose of this analysis is to assist with the process of making informed decisions regarding policy and funding priorities. | 2009 | EMSC NRC | |
| Getting Started, Staying Involved: An EMSC Toolkit for Family Representatives |
This guide is designed to assist parents and caregivers with their efforts to support the EMSC Program both at national and state levels. It includes a brief history of the U.S. emergency medical services (EMS) system along with background information on the establishment, as well as future projects, of the EMSC Program and the Family Advisory Network. The guide also provides tips on how to help family representatives become involved and remain involved in the planning and implementation of various state EMSC activities. Finally, the guide addresses the importance of the EMSC performance measures and how family representatives play a role in their success. | 2008 | EMSC NRC | |
| Guidelines for the Care of Children in the Emergency Department (Joint Policy Statement) |
This statement outlines resources necessary to ensure that hospital EDs stand ready to care for children of all ages, from neonates to adolescents. These guidelines are consistent with the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine's report on the future of emergency care in the United States health system. | 2009 | AAP, ACEP | |
| Guidelines for Providing Family-centered Prehospital Care |
These guidelines were developed as a result of a two-day consensus panel meeting hosted by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The panel represented 17 stakeholder organizations, plus family and cultural competency representatives. | 2000 | National Association of EMTs | |
| Guidelines for the Nurse in the School Setting |
The intent of this manual is to provide nurses working in the school setting with a set of emergency care guidelines that can be utilized during the delivery of care to the ill or injured student. In addition, other resources are contained in this manual that school nurses may find useful to reference or integrate into their current practice. This manual also provides information on the School Nurse Emergency Care Course, a three-day program sponsored by Illinois EMSC. | 2010 | Illinois EMSC Program | |
| Healthy People 2020 Crosswalk to EMS for Children Performance Measures |
2012 | EMSC NRC | ||
| Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point |
This book considers the multiple aspects to the emergency care system in the United States by exploring its strengths, limitations, and future challenges. | 2007 | Institute of Medicine | Hard Copy Book |
| Hospital Pediatric Preparedness Checklist |
All hospitals need to assure that they are prepared to handle the unique needs of children in a disaster event. As hospitals develop their emergency operations plans, Illinois EMSC recommends the inclusion of pediatric components in several key areas. This checklist was designed to help hospitals identify their current level of pediatric preparedness and recognize additional opportunities for improvement. | 2010 | Illinois EMSC Program | |
| How to Get Help for A Sick or Injured Child |
This two-page fact sheet answers the following questions: What is a child health emergency? Who do you call when an emergency occurs? What happens when you call your local emergency number? What should you do for poison emergencies? | 2006 | EMSC NRC | PDF Spanish Version |
| Inter Facility Transfer Tool Kit |
Moving a very sick or critically injured infant or child from one facility to another facility is both complex and stressful to the child, family and staff. Preplanned processes can reduce the strain of unfolding events, ensure that the handoff of the pediatric patient’s care is smooth, and increase the safety of the transfer. This toolkit was designed to help ensure that hospitals and providers have the information and resources needed to better address these important processes. To take advantage of the product's interactive features, allow it to open in full screen mode. Also available for download is the Inter Facility Transfer Tool Kit promotional flyer for distribution to hospitals and other key stakeholders. | 2013 | EMSC NRC, ENA, STN | |
| JumpSTART Pediatric MCI Triage Tool |
When resources are limited in multi-casualty incidents, it is important for rescuers to triage children as effectively as they triage adults. The JumpSTART triage system, which is based on the widely recognized START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) program, is designed to help providers use objective, instead of emotional, criteria to triage kids.. | 2014 | Florida EMSC Program | Website |
| Legal Issues in Interfacility Transfer: Issue Brief |
This brief presents an overview of the law regarding the point at which liability can attach in the case of health care providers involved in inter-facility transfers. Issues of liability related to medical direction provided during interfacility transfer are reviewed. The brief also looks at the liability of a sending hospital for the actions of a receiving hospital’s transport team personnel who initiate treatment in the sending hospital prior to the transport. Finally, the brief discusses Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) liability issues that can arise in the case of an interfacility transfer. | 2010 | EMSC NRC, George Washington School of Public Health | |
| Maryland Pediatric Reference Card and Poster |
2011 | Maryland EMSC Program | Varies | |
| Moderate Sedation PowerPoint Presentation |
The purpose of the Pediatric Moderate Sedation module is to highlight the principles and standards underlying safe and effective pediatric moderate sedation, review commonly used sedating/analgesic agents, review potential pediatric complications, highlight adjuncts to sedation, and encourage healthcare organizations assess and improve their own pediatric moderate sedation processes. Healthcare professionals should utilize these materials to further enhance the care of children in their own institutions. | 2008 | Illinois EMSC Program | |
| PECARN's In A Nutshell |
This newsletter is produced by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) and provides updates on PECARN studies and activities. | 2014 | Data Coordinating Center | Electronic Newsletter |
| PECARN Primer: A Guide for Research Coordinators in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network |
This guide is intended for research coordinators and research assistants involved with the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). It serves as an orientation for RCs to the EMSC Program, PECARN, and their role within PECARN. This guide also teaches how to navigate eRoom, use Trail DB, prepare for a site monitoring visit, and recruit and retain patients for a PECARN study. | 2013 | EMSC NRC | |
| Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines |
These guidelines are offered as a resource in addressing the needs of children during disaster planning. | 2005 | Illinois EMSC Program | |
| Pediatric Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Planning, Management, and Provision of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care |
Disaster preparedness plans must include preparation for children. This guide includes information on writing and implementing child-specific protocols, planning for children who are separated from their parents and at schools and childcare centers when disaster strikes, training providers to care for the pediatric patient, developing equipment and medication dosage forms and delivery systems appropriate for children, and much more. | 2007 | Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine | |
| Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department |
In 2005, 121 emergency departments (ED) actively participated in the EMSC regional CQI program. These EDs were surveyed regarding pediatric pain management using a web-based application. Of the 121 facilities, 93 (77%)completed the survey. In addition, the respondents conducted 792 medical record reviews on pediatric patients age 0-15 years who presented to the ED with extremity fracture(s). After data submission, participants were provided with web-based reports that allowed comparison of their results to their region, to similar sized facilities, and to the rest of the state. For this executive summary, responses from the 2005 web-based application were compared to their responses to paper-based surveys from 2002 and 2003. In addition, comparisons were made among facilities by grouping their responses according to their EMS Regions. | 2005 | Illinois EMSC Program | |
| Pediatric Protocol Resource Toolkit |
This toolkit is a one-of-a-kind resource for emergency medical services agencies and their medical directors, EMS professionals, and prehospital research personnel. Resources in the toolkit include links to local, regional, and national resources; recently developed evidence-based prehospital pediatric protocols; EB-summaries; model protocols; and a reference library. | 2013 | Texas EMSC Program | |
| Pediatric Regional Critical Care Hospitals: White Paper on Evidence and Improvement Opportunities in New York |
This White Paper reports an evaluation of pediatric critical care services undertaken by the New York State Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee. The paper summarizes published research regarding outcomes at high volume pediatric regional critical care hospitals versus other facilities. Potential barriers interfering with access to pediatric critical care facilities in New York are described. The paper also suggests approaches that should be considered for improvement of critical care services for children in New York. | 2007 | New York EMSC Program | |
| Pediatric Regionalization of Care Primer |
The Pediatric Regionalization of Care Primer is intended to assist state leaders, healthcare professionals, health organizations, and others in understanding the evolution, essential components, and current models of regionalization, as well as the unique considerations in the development of a regionalized pediatric care system. To take advantage of the product's interactive features, allow it to open in full screen mode. |
2014 | EMSC NRC | |
| Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation Checklist |
Implementing a checklist is a low-cost option that has been shown to reduce errors in several medical domains. This toolkit is designed to help hospitals create a trauma resuscitation checklist. | 2013 | Children's National Health System (TI Grant) | |
| Performance Measure Checklist for Recommended Pediatric Equipment and Supplies for BLS and ALS Ambulances |
This document serves as a performance measure checklist for items outlined in the document titled "Updated List of Recommended Pediatric Equipment and Supplies for BLS and ALS Ambulances." | 2010 | EMSC NRC | |
| Regionalization of Care for Pediatric Patients: A Brief Overview |
This paper provides a brief overview of regionalization of care for pediatric patients. | 2012 | EMSC NRC | |
| TRIPP (BLS): Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics: 2nd Edition |
Basic Life Support TRIPP, originally published in 1998, is a significant teaching adjunct that empowers instructors of ambulance personnel to provide comprehensive training in the assessment and treatment of critically ill and injured children. This is not a course, nor is it a curriculum. It is an encyclopedic resource that is being used nationwide, and in more than 60 countries around the world. | 2007 | Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine | |
| TRIPP (Paramedic): Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics |
The paramedic version of TRIPP expands the scope of prehospital practice from basic to advanced life support procedures for children. It is a significant teaching adjunct that empowers instructors of ambulance personnel to provide comprehensive training in the assessment and treatment of critically ill and injured children. This is not a course, nor is it a curriculum. It is an encyclopedic resource that is being used nationwide. | 2006 | Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine | |
| Urgente! |
This fact sheet, targeting parents and caregivers who speak Spanish, includes a definition of an emergency situation, emergency contact information, and immediate steps to take in common childhood emergencies. | 2000 | EMSC NRC | |
| Use of the ESI for Pediatric Triage (see Chapter 6) |
This appears as Chapter 6 of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care, Version 4 Implementation Handbook | 2012 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (TI Grant) | |
| Using Social Media Professionally to Promote EMSC: Social Media Guidelines and Best Practices for EMSC Grantees |
This document is designed to assist and provide information to Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) grantees on the requirements for planning, design, and best practices for participating and engaging on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. | 2012 | NEDARC, EMSC NRC | |
| What to Do Until Help Arrives for A Child Medical Emergency |
Targeting parents and caregivers, this fact sheet focuses on the dos and don’ts while waiting for help to arrive for a child emergency. The fact sheet addresses the following emergencies: choking, bleeding severely, trouble breathing, badly burned, seizure, unconscious, injured in fall or crash, and poisoning. | 2006 | EMSC NRC | PDF Spanish Version |