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The EMSC Program is actively involved in research related to pediatric emergency medicine both in the hospital and prehospital environment. A majority of the research is accomplished through the Program's Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network and its Targeted Issue Grant Program.

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PECARN

The EMSC Program continues its efforts in high-priority research by investing $14.4 million over the next four years (2016-2019) in to the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). PECARN is the first and only federally-funded pediatric emergency medicine research network in the United States.

Research Highlights

The purpose of Research Highlights is to increase awareness among parents/caregivers about pediatric health care best practices utilizing results from recently completed studies by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network.

Targeted Issues

In fiscal year 2013, the federal EMSC Program awarded six Targeted Issues grants, all of which focus solely on pediatric prehospital research. This represents one of the largest investments, $5.4 million over three years, in pediatric prehospital research.

Peds Ready Project

This ongoing quality improvement project is designed to promote the optimal care of children in all emergency departments (ED). It began in 2012 with a nationwide assessment of all EDs and their readiness to care for children based on the 2009 Guidelines for the Treatment of Children in the Emergency Department.

EMSC Resource Databases

This page lists secondary data sets that contain variables related to EMSC. It is intended to serve as a resource to EMSC stakeholders and the EMSC community as they consider research in the field of EMSC.

The EMSC NRC is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under a Cooperative Agreement for $1.5 million, grant number U07MC09174. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. BLUE BEAR and the Blue Bear Composite Logo Mark are owned by HHS.