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The Emergency Medical Services for Children
collaborations for Pediatric Disaster
Preparedness Speaker
Elizabeth Edgerton, MD, MPH Director, Division of Child, Adolescent and Family Health
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Objective:
Provide an overview of the partnerships and collaboration and the need for the project.
Discuss potential intersections with the EMS for Children Program (EMSC)
Mission of EMSC
The EMS for Children Program addresses the entire continuum of pediatric emergency services, from injury prevention and EMS access
through out-of-hospital and emergency department care,
intensive care, rehabilitation and reintegration into the community
Senator Inouye 6-14-11
But when disaster occurs….
This is the framework for our collaborations around disaster
preparedness
Disaster Plan Addresses Issues Specific to the Care
of Children
Need for Pediatric Considerations in Disaster
Planning
Barriers to Guidelines Implementation
Cost of personnel Cost of training Lack of trained MDs Lack of trained RNs Lack of Admin support
Lack of policies in peds emergency care Lack of peds QI plan Lack of interest in meeting guidelines Other
Lack of educational resources
Lack of disaster planning for children 54%
Benefits of Pediatric Readiness
• Globally-reduces the unevenness of pediatric emergency care by creating a foundation for all Eds
• State level: Disaster Preparedness • Improves day-to-day readiness of an ED which increases the
likelihood that it will be prepared for a disaster• Provides an opportunity for children to be better integrated into
overall state disaster plans• The assessment will ask if the facility’s disaster plan addresses
issues specific to the care of children• Online toolkit will have example ED disaster preparedness policies
that incorporate the needs of children http://www.pediatricreadiness.org/
Collaboration
• Enhances Planning
• Increases Integration
• Improves Infrastructure
Rely on each other’s expertise
Program Planning and Evaluation
• Consider both HPP and EMSC performance measures as well as results from the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment when developing local disaster preparedness and evaluation plans
EMSC Intersections at the State and Local Level
EMSC Intersections at the State and Local Level
Establishing Collaborative Partnerships
• Expand local partnerships to include:• stakeholders key to both local healthcare
coalitions and EMSC programs, • specifically points of contact within State Health
Departments and Schools of Medicine, • to jointly develop and evaluate pediatric disaster
plans as well as support each others’ programs
Next steps
• Access resources• National Library of Medicine
• Research best practice case studies to improve coordination and delivery
• Let us know how we can improve• Sharing lessons learned at all levels
Questions
After the webcast, you may send additional questions to:
Elizabeth Edgerton at Eedgerton@hrsa.gov
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