Save the Date! EIIC Introductory Webinar Scheduled for July 6
The Health Resources and Services Administration, Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program will host a webinar at 3:00 pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, July 6, to introduce the National EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) team based at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX. Charles Macias
, MD, MPH, will direct the EIIC with executive leadership shared by Krisanne Graves, PhD, RN; Kate Remick, MD; and Manish Shah, MD, MS. (Please note that the original webinar date of Tuesday, July 5 has changed to Wednesday.)
Webinar link and call in details are as follows:
Call-in: 1-517-308-9396
Toll Free 1-800-593-9975
Participant passcode: 1994980
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NAEMSE Annual Educator Symposium and Trade Show, taking place August 1-6, 2016, in Fort Worth, TX.
ENA Emergency Nursing 2016, taking place September 14-17, 2016, in Los Angeles, CA.
NASEMSO Fall 2016 Meeting, taking place September 19-22, 2016, in Albuquerque, NM.
EMS World
, taking place October 3-7, 2016, in New Orleans, LA.
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EMSC QuickNews welcomes articles on people, programs, and procedures related to emergency medical services for children. All information, artwork, or photography should be submitted to Tanya Brown at the EMSC National Resource Center.
EMSC QuickNews is published biweekly by the EMSC National Resource Center, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301.244.6300 (phone)
Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved.
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Medical Facility Recognition QI Collaborative Learning Session A Huge Success
Two weeks ago, the EMSC National Resource Center hosted the EMSC Medical Facility Recognition Quality Improvement (QI) Collaborative Learning Session Kickoff Meeting in Bethesda, MD. The two-day session supported an "all teach, all learn" environment. Twelve state improvement teams had opportunities to openly share their experiences, successes, and challenges with the group and refine their plan for developing and implementing a state pediatric facility recognition program.
Collaborative faculty and leadership presented on best practice models, methods for planning for success and establishing partnerships, key elements to drive a medical recognition program, and tips for sustainability. The energy and passion surrounding pediatric readiness and this collaborative initiative was inspiring for all in attendance. The meeting was a great success and helped push improvement for the care of ill or injured children in emergency situations forward.
Deadline Approaching for QI Collaborative Survey
QI Collaborative participants should complete the EMSC Pediatric Facility Recognition Program Collaborative survey by June 15, 2016. The purpose of the survey is to help the EIIC better serve the needs of collaborative stakeholders. Questions about the survey should be directed to Krisanne Graves, PhD, RN, or Krystle Bartley.
Tentative Dates Set for Upcoming QI Learning Sessions
Please mark your calendars! QI Collaborative Learning Sessions have been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, and Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Both learning sessions will run from 9:00 am -10:30 a.m. (Central). Details and invitations will be forthcoming.
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NRC Article Highlighting Targeted Issues Research Published in EMS World
- Treat the Street: Prehospital Pediatric Asthma Intervention Model to Improve Child Health Outcomes, Indiana University. Principal Investigator: Andrew Stevens, MD;
- Compassionate Options for Pediatric EMS (COPE), University of Louisville Research Foundation. Principal Investigator: Mary Fallat, MD;
- Innovating and Improving Prehospital Pediatric Care in Rural NH and VT: The Center for Rural Emergency Services and Trauma (CREST) Network for EMS Providers, Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Principal Investigator: Scott Rodi, MD;
- Prehospital Oral Steroids for the Treatment of Status Asthmaticus in Children (POSTSAC) Study, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Principal Investigator: Robert Silverman, MD, MS;
- Pediatric Evidence-Based Guidelines Assessment of EMS System Utilization in States, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. Principal Investigator: Manish Shah, MD, MS; and
- Development of the Charlotte, Houston, and Milwaukee Prehospital (CHaMP) Research Node, Medical College of Wisconsin. Principal Investigator: Brooke Lerner, PhD.
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Now Archived: May's Pediatric Disaster Planning and Preparedness CoP
The EMSC Pediatric Disaster Planning and Preparedness Community of Practice (CoP) held on Tuesday, May 24, is now archived and available for viewing
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State and Territory Updates
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Tennessee EMSC in the News!
The Tennessee EMSC program has received great media coverage for its 8th Annual Star of Life Awards. The ceremony was held in Nashville on May 5, and honored Tennessee's excellent prehospital providers.
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Research Resources and Results
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Pre-Trauma Center Management of
Intracranial Pressure in Severe Pediatric
Traumatic Brain Injury
A recent
article in
Pediatric Emergency Care examines intracranial pressure (ICP) management in non-trauma centers and during interfacility transport to the trauma center.
In a retrospective study, investigators reviewed charts from a Level 1 pediatric trauma center between 2008 and 2013. Patients with a head Abbreviated Injury Scale of three or higher, Glasgow Coma Scale score of eight or less, and those patients that required intubation at a non-trauma center were included in the study. Ninety-seven patients were identified; however, 63 were excluded, resulting in a total sample of 34 patients.
Investigators found that 74% of patients had an increased ICP at admission to the trauma center (n=25). Additionally, 48% of patients had an ICP greater than 20-cm H
2O within 12 hours of admission. Furthermore, 12% of patients required an urgent craniotomy and 16% experienced herniation syndromes on neuroimaging. Lastly, 64% of patients with increased ICP received pre-trauma center ICP management (osmotherapy and head-of-bed elevation).
Investigators concluded that due to the difficulties of diagnosing early increased ICP in non-trauma centers and the frequency of increased ICP in these settings, prophylactic raising ICP-lowering strategies might be considered to mitigate the challenge.
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This Week In Health Policy News
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President Obama Signs New Law Protecting Children in Tribal Foster Cares
President Barack Obama recently signed into law bill S.184, the Native American Children's Safety Act. This bill prohibits the final approval of any foster care placement or issuance of a foster care license until the tribal social services agency: 1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made and 2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the tribe's standards established pursuant to this Act.
The bill also prohibits foster care placement if the investigation reveals that the covered individual (adult or any other individual of the tribe determined to be the subject of the criminal record check) was guilty of a federal, state, or tribal court felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs.
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Family and Caregiver Outreach
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Prepare for Summer with These Water Safety Tips
School's out for the summer! Warm weather is here and it's time to splash and swim! Keep in mind that drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death for children aged 1-4. Find pool safety tips and resources for families on
Poolsafely.gov. Check out the Red Cross
beach safety tips.
Healthfinder.gov reminds us that even "kiddie pools" pose risks. And don't forget to prepare for fun in the sun with these tips from
KidsHealth.org.
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Reports and Articles of Interest
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AHRQ Hosts Webinar on Health IT and Improving Health Care Delivery for Children
From 12:30 pm to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) on June 30, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will host a webinar to discuss recent research on how health information technology can better support the quality of health care delivered to children and adolescents. This webinar will include discussions on pediatric-specific electronic health record functionality and the use of a pediatric registry for reporting quality measures data. Registration is now open.
Earn 1.5 hours of continuing medical education credits/continuing education units for participating.
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Registration Now Open: 2016 Pediatric EMS Conference
"EMS: Saving Our Youngest Patients" is a two-day course intended to provide the prehospital emergency medical services practitioner quality, EMS-oriented pediatric medical education. The conference will take place October 1-2, 2016, at The Children's Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. Registration is now open. Continuing education credits are available.
In addition, the National Association of EMS Educators will be presenting their EMS Instructor Course Level 1 as a preconference course.
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UNM Presents Child Ready Web Talk on Child Maltreatment
At 7:00 pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, July 6, the University of New Mexico (UNM), Department of Emergency Medicine will present its next Child Ready Web Talk on
Child Maltreatment: Recognition, Reporting, and Referral. This webinar will focus on the duty to report concern for child maltreatment, the process of reporting, as well as indications for and access to specialty medical evaluation for alleged child maltreatment. Recognizing the way physical abuse commonly presents, such skin injuries, will also be discussed. After
registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Funding Opportunities
AHRQ Funding Opportunities
NIH Funding Opportunities
PCORI Funding Opportunities
Private Funding Opportunities
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Featured Resource
Now available for download is the Pediatric Medical Recognition Program fact sheet. The fact sheet highlights the 11 states that have pediatric medical recognition programs in place and the commonalities between the state programs. The one-page fact sheet also answers the questions: What is a pediatric hospital recognition program? and Why is it important to assess and formally recognize the readiness of facilities to care for children?
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