EMSC Pulse

Just in time for Child Health Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is announcing awards of nearly $27 million to improve mental health care for children. The awards include funding to expand an upcoming EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center Quality Improvement Collaborative focused on pediatric suicide. Read the press release or learn more about the collaborative.

Meet the 2022 EMSC Scholars

Six new scholars from across disciplines and across the country are part of the second cohort of the EMSC Scholars Program. Read more.

Barriers and Enablers to Recruiting for the PECC Role in EMS Agencies

Findings from the Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) Learning Collaborative were published last month. Read more.

PECARN Meeting Highlights Advances, Future Work

The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) meeting brought together 130 researchers and staff. Read more.

Improving Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Plans: Apply by Oct. 10

Hospital-based teams can apply for a six-month quality improvement initiative; American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification credit is available. Read more.

Study Targets Improving Prehospital Asthma Treatment for Children

Details of an initial pilot study out of the CHaMP node, which could lead the way to improved prehospital asthma treatment for children. Read more.

Patient and Family Perspectives

Featuring members of EMSC’s Family Advisory Network (FAN).

Name: Mike Turner

State: South Dakota

Why did you become a FAN? “Our oldest son had complex medical conditions and a kind doctor, nurse, or EMT often made an unbearable crisis into something manageable. I want to share those lessons with other EMS teams. If they can help other families shed fewer tears it’ll be worth it.”

What is the most important thing for emergency practitioners to know about caring for children in emergencies? “You’ve got a truly amazing heart. Don’t forget to use it because it’s your greatest strength. We’ve had EMS teams who shout orders and push us away. We’ve also experienced incredible acts of kindness and compassion like checking with us to see if we’re OK. It’s not always easy but the difference is immeasurable. “

New Resources

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Emergency Nurses Association published the first joint policy statement to address pediatric patient safety in the emergency care setting yesterday. The statement and accompanying technical report emphasize the concept of pediatric readiness.

Policy Statements

AAP: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2022–2023

Condition-Specific Resources

Disaster Resources

AAP: Council on Children and Disasters "Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Makes a Difference" webinar recording

Other Resources

HHS: 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
HHS: Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration
NHTSA: Special Crash Investigations: Comprehensive Study of 2019 U.S. Pediatric Vehicular Hyperthermia Fatalities
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health: 2020-2021 National Survey of Children’s Health data
Census Bureau: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2021

Upcoming Events

AAP Annual Meeting - Oct. 7-11
EMS World Expo - Oct. 10-14
ACS Clinical Congress - Oct. 16-20
National Pediatric Disaster Conference - Oct. 27 - 28
National Conference on EMS - Nov. 3-5
FemInPEM - Nov. 11
National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference - Nov. 29 - Dec. 1
ACS Trauma Quality Improvement Program Annual Conference - Dec. 11-13

Action Opportunities

IHI is offering two opportunities focused on improving health equity: an Action Community (10 teams, applications due Oct. 21) and a Learning Network (40 teams, applications due Nov. 1). Learn more.
AAP is recruiting primary care practice teams for an Infection Prevention and Control Quality Improvement ECHO starting Jan. 2023. Learn more.

Five Stories Worth Reading

‘Disaster Mode’: Emergency Rooms Across Canada Close Amid Crisis - New York Times, Sept. 15
Covid shots for young kids arrived in June. Few have received them. - Washington Post, Sept. 18
Violence in Emergency Departments on the Rise - MedPage Today, Sept. 22
Mental Health Crisis Leads Hospitals to Create a New Type of ER - Bloomberg, Sept. 26
Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Show Discrimination - Kaiser Health News, Sept. 26

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The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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