National Association of Emergency Medical

Technicians

Our Mission• Represent the views of prehospital

personnel

• Influence the advancement of EMS– educational programs– liaison activities – development of standards and programs

that benefit prehospital care personnel.

Pediatrics Committee

• Formed in 2001

• Institutionalize EMSC activities within NAEMT

• Promote proper prehospital care for children

• Integrate prehospital pediatric services into the EMS delivery system

Pediatrics Committee

• Partnership for Children Stakeholder

• Poison Control Center Stakeholder

• Collaborated with other partners– NAEMSP – American Trauma Society– National Assn. of School Nurses– NACHRI– Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Pediatrics Committee

• Community Assessment Guide

• Guidelines for Prehospital Family Centered Care– On the Same Team CD-ROM

• Evaluation of JumpSTART Triage Algorithm

• Guidelines for Prehospital Response to Medical Emergencies at Schools

Liaisons with more than 40 associations and organizations