Peds Ready EMS Assessment
The assessment is available at: www.EMSPedsReady.org

• One assessment per EMS agency (or Fire Department)
• You will receive a “Gap Report” immediately upon submission:
  • You must save this report by “printing” to PDF
• Pediatric Champion office hours from June covered the background of the Peds Ready Assessment, accessing the Gap Report and resources to support agencies. This was recorded and is available on the office hours compilation page. Direct link to recording here.

National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Re-assessment
National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Re-assessment The NPRP Assessment evaluates a hospitals ED's ability to provide high-quality pediatric care according to the latest national guidelines. Conducted by the EMSC Data Center, these confidential and voluntary assessments are updated with new guidelines and scored on a 100-point scale.

We encourage all partners to take a reassessment to ensure they are up-to-date with the latest standards and continue providing the best care for pediatric patients. Encourage your hospitals to participate, it helps improve pediatric emergency care nationwide! When the facility completes their reassessment, encourage them to save the results as a PDF. Once you close out of the reassessment you cannot go back, you will not have access to the results. Assessment Link


WRAP-EM Cybersecurity Fact Sheet
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant rise in telemedicine usage across healthcare organizations nationwide. This surge in digital care has also brought about increased challenges in securing patient data. WRAP-EM has highlighted cybersecurity as a crucial element in providing safe and effective virtual healthcare services. In response, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) Task Group has released specific cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare settings. WRAP-EM Cybersecurity Fact Sheet 

Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Course - MGT 439
September 25 & 26th, 2024
This course equips attendees to plan and respond to disaster incidents involving children, focusing on pediatric needs during community-based events. Key topics include mass sheltering, pediatric triage, reunification, and decontamination. It’s a management resource for pediatric physicians, emergency managers, planners, and public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health, and Hospitals. To register for a course, you first need to register for a myTEEX account. Use the link provided below. Create an Account​

PsySTART-R (Psychological Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment-Responder) Pilot Survey Questions Evaluation for Pediatric Disasters
Recruitment ends July 30, 2024
The research study, conducted by Dr. Tabitha Cheng and Dr. Merritt Schreiber at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, focuses on trauma and disaster mental health triage using PsySTART-R. PsySTART-R is a software tool designed to predict post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk in contexts like natural disasters and mass shootings. It evaluates 11 risk factors for PTSD without relying on acute stress symptoms. Participants in the study voluntarily complete an anonymous REDCap survey, which takes approximately 5 minutes. The data collected will help develop a pediatric-specific version of PsySTART-R through expert panel input. The data gathered from this study will assist in the development of a pediatric specific version of the PsySTART-R tool via Delphi method with an expert panel of pediatric providers after the initial data collection.
PsySTART-R Survey

Peds Ready EMS Assessment
The assessment is available at: www.EMSPedsReady.org One assessment per EMS agency (or Fire Department) You will receive a “Gap Report” immediately upon submission: You must save this report by “printing” to PDF Pediatric Champion office hours from June covered the background of the Peds Ready Assessment, accessing the Gap Report and resources to support agencies. This was recorded and is available on the office hours compilation page.
Direct link to recording here.

Pediatric Interfacility Transfer Guide --updated--
Approximately 85% of neonatal and pediatric patients present to general emergency departments (EDs). This updated Pediatric Interfacility Transfer Guide with its companion toolkit informs how to safely transfer a child to reach a higher level of care when needed. Rural areas can have extremely long transport times. Please share this important information with your hospitals and EMS agencies.
Pediatric Interfacility Transfer Guide