Accelerating Improvements In Quality Of Care For Children
EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center
Now Accepting Nominations
Do you know someone that goes above and beyond for children, or has done something extraordinary for a child?
iEMSC focuses on improving the quality of emergency care for children with serious injury and illness, by integrating children’s interests into the existing hospital and EMS system. We represent the unique needs of children within the healthcare community throughout the state, working to ensure that all children everywhere in Indiana have timely access to appropriate emergency medical care.
The NPRP Assessment, scheduled to launch in May 2021. iEMSC will provide more details on the timing of the NPRP assessment upon notification from National partners.
The NPRP checklist, based on the AAP/ACEP/ENA Joint Policy Statement, “Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department,” which can be found online at:
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/142/5/e20182459.full.pdf.
Use this tool to check if you hospital emergency department has the most critical components listed in this joint policy statement.
iEMSC is pleased to share with you that Indiana exceeded the HRSA response rate requirement and obtained an 89.2% response rate, 667 out of 748 Indiana registered EMS agencies completed the assessment.
Pediatric Readiness in EMS Systems, Policy Statement
Released January 2020.
Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/142/5/e20182459.full.pdf