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Federal Partnerships
To help carryout its mission, the EMSC Program has established ongoing partnerships with three Federal agencies: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Indian Health Services. In addition, the EMSC Program is involved in the mission of two federal collaboratives: the Interagency Committee on EMSC Research and the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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The 20-year partnership between the EMSC Program and NHTSA grows stronger every year. Both agencies have enjoyed a successful history of cooperation and collaboration around EMS and injury prevention issues not only for children and adolescents, but for the overall EMS system.
The interagency agreement with NHTSA provides support for the National EMS Information System, the infrastructure costs of the National Association of State EMS Officials, and the National EMS Education Standards Project. |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Beginning in 2001, the EMSC Program collaborated with the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics to develop, test, and apply the Emergency Pediatric Services and Equipment Supplement (EPSES) to the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey instrument. The purpose of the brief 30-minute supplement was to allow for a larger and more general sample than the previous National Electronic Injury Surveillance System studies.
Two papers based on the EPSES 2002-2003 data have been published:
In 2006, the CDC also continued to co-funded two additional pediatric studies: “A Clinical Decision Rule To Identify Children With Intra-Abdominal Injuries” and “A New Method for Assessing Risk of Persistent Post-traumatic Stress In Injured Children and Their Parents” (manuscript submitted).
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Indian Health Services (IHS)
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Through an interagency agreement, the EMSC Program funds an IHS EMSC coordinator to help facilitate better coordination of state EMSC programs and tribal EMS needs. In fiscal year 2006, the IHS EMSC coordinator helped to develop an EMSC/EMS assessment tool to determine available resources and needs of tribal EMS services. In addition, the coordinator helped to develop a guide to assist EMSC state grantees improve partnerships with tribal EMS and to address cultural needs of the tribes. |
Interagency Committee on EMSC Research (ICER)
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The EMSC Program coordinates ICER, a federal collaborative effort begun in the mid-1990s to improve the quality and quantity of EMSC research. In 2001, a core group of ICER members joined forces to develop the first multi-agency program announcement (PA) on research opportunities in EMSC. In 2005, and again in 2006, a revised “Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children” was published in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts. Similar to the original PA from 2001, the latest multi-agency research announcement (PA-07-269) described each agency’s EMSC-related research programs, as well as eligibility and funding information. The new PA does not expire until the summer of 2008. |
| Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS) |
On behalf of FICEMS's Data and Research Committee, the EMSC National Resource Center conducted a "Gap Analysis of EMS Related Research." This document presents a review of more than 270 clincial and non-clinical studies relevant to EMS and categorized into 10 distinct areas. An analysis of each category is presented with a comparison to existing research agendas and priorities to identify gaps in existing research.
This document may be used by federal agencies and researchers to understand the current status of EMS research. |
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