National EMSC Day
Each year, the federal Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program partners with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to celebrate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. The Wednesday within the week-long celebration is designated as EMSC Day.
National EMS Week and EMSC Day feature hundreds of grassroots activities coast-to-coast. On Wednesday, local communities and medical personnel are encouraged to focus their EMS Week activities on raising public awareness about the need for specialized emergency care for children.
EMSC Day 2011
EMSC Day 2011 was celebrated on Wednesday, May 18. To help with pre-promotional efforts, a Save-the-Date Postcard was made available for download and insertion in to emails and websites.
To help EMSC grantees plan for the 2011 celebration, the EMSC National Resource Center created the 2011 EMSC Day Planning Booklet. In addition to providing useful ideas about planning for the day-long celebration, the booklet references many downloadable items, which can be used to help promote pediatric emergency medical care within your community; to decorate letterhead, websites, and emails; and to educate and entertain children. The following items are available for download:
- Camera-ready printed public services announcements
- Camera-ready clip art
- Children's activity sheets
- EMSC Safety Jeopardy game (NEW!!);
- Benny the Bearamedic Logo (provided in Adobe Illustrator format for placement on t-shirts, mugs, brochures,and other professionally ordered items)
- Presidential Proclamation
For more information about EMS Week, download a copy of ACEP's 2011 EMS Week Planner or become a fan of the National EMS Week Facebook page.
EMSC Day Photo Gallery
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National Events and Activities
Since 2009, the NRC has hosted a special event to commemorate the celebration. The event is held at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, and features many fun activities and give-aways. See the promotional flyer for additional details about the 2011 event. Also available is a podcast featuring an interview between Heather Caspi, editor-in-chief of www.EMS Responder.com, and EMSC Family Representative Melanie Jarreau on the importance of EMSC and the celebration of EMSC Day 2009.