Publications and Resources


The following products and resources are available through the EMSC National Resource Center (NRC). Most of the products listed are available as downloadable PDF or Word documents. Anything that is not available as a downloadable file (i.e., DVDs and CDs) is available by contacting the NRC at Emscinformation@childrensnational.org . In your email, please identify the product by its full title and the number of copies you wish to receive. No more than two copies of any one product will be shipped. Your request should include your name, title, organization, telephone number, and email and shipping addresses.

| Publications | Newsletters | CDs and DVDs | Journal Articles | Online Training | IOM Reports |

Publications

  1. 30 Million Children Will Receive Emergency Care This Year (Brochure). Also available in Spanish (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2000)
  2. After the Emergency Is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Youth (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2005)
  3. All-terrain Vehicle Safety Toolkit (by the Injury Prevention Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital, an EMSC Targeted Issue grantee, 2011) 
  4. Application of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to Hospital Inpatients: An Issue Brief (by The George Washington School of Public Health and the EMSC National Resource Center, June 2009)
  5. Basic Emergency Lifesavings Skills: A Framework for Teaching Emergency Lifesaving Skills to Children and Adolescents (by the Children's Safety Network, 1999)
  6. Be Prepared, Not Scared! EMSC Activity and Coloring Book (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2000)
  7. Bereavement Practice Guidelines for the Healthcare Professional in the Emergency Department (by the National Association of Social Workers, September 1999)
  8. Best Practices: A Guide for State Partnership Grantees on the Implementation of EMSC Performance Measures (by the EMSC National Resource Center, June 2009)
  9. Caring for Kids in a Managed Care Environment (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 1998)
  10. Child Abuse & Neglect: A Continuing Education and Teaching Resource for the Prehospital Provider (by the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2003)
  11. Children and Pandemic Flu: An EMSC Resource Sheet (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2007)
  12. Cody's Miracle (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 1998)
  13. Common Emergencies for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Also available in Spanish (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2007)
  14. Developing an Emergency Response Plan for Your School: Massachusetts State Guidelines (by the Massachusetts EMSC program)
  15. Disaster Preparedness: Planning for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (fact sheet). Also available in Spanish. (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2007)
  16. Disaster Preparedness Exercises Addressing the Pediatric Population (by the Illinois EMSC program, December 2006)
  17. Drafting Legislation Related to State Pediatric Disaster Preparedness (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, November 2010)
  18. Emergency Care Plans for Children with Special Needs (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 1999)
  19. Emergency Information Form (EIF) for Children with Special Needs (by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the federal EMSC Program, updated July 2010)
  20. Emergency Guidelines for Schools (by the Nebraska EMSC program, 2012)
  21. EMSC: A 10-year Retrospective Based on the Recommendations of the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medical Services of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2005)
  22. EMSC: A Historical Perspective (by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2012)
  23. EMSC Day 2013 (May 22) Promotional Guide (by the EMSC National Resource Center, March 2013)
  24. EMSC: Helping to Improve the Care of Ill and Injured (brochure by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2012)
  25. EMSC Performance Measures: A Brief Background (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2009)
  26. EMSC Performance Measures: Implementation Manual for State Partnership Grantees 2009-2010 "Final" Edition (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2009)
  27. EMSC Performance Measures 76 and 77: Making Transfers Work for Critically Ill and Injured Children (fact sheet, by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2009)
  28. EMSC Program Highlights FY Report 2006 (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2007)
  29. EMSC Program Highlights FY Report 2005 (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2006)
  30. EMSC Program Highlights FY Report 2004 (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2005)
  31. EMSC Project Management and Leadership Guide (by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2008)
  32. EMSC: Right Care When it Counts (by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2009)
  33. EMSC's Role in Shaping Public Policy (by the EMSC National Resource Center, Updated 2000)
  34. EMSC Strategic Plan for FY 2008-FY 2010: Recommendations of the Partnership for Children Stakeholders Group (by the EMSC National Resource Ceenter, 2007)
  35. Family-centered Prehospital Care: Partnering with Families to Improve Care (by the National Association of EMTs, 2000.)
  36. Gap Analysis of EMS Related Research (by the EMSC National Resource Center, October 2009)
  37. Getting Started, Staying Involved: An EMSC Toolkit for Family Representatives (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2008)
  38. Getting Started, Moving Forward: An EMSC Toolkit for New State Partnership Managers (by the EMSC National Resource Center, June 2009)
  39. Guide for Pediatric Equipment Inventories in EMS Disaster Response Trailers (by the Florida EMSC program, March 2004)
  40. Guidelines for Prehospital Response to Medical Emergencies at Schools (To obtain a copy of this EMSC-funded product, contact the National Association of EMTs at 601-924-7744 or 800-34-NAEMT or info@naemt.org.)
  41. Guidelines for Providing Family-centered Prehospital Care (by the National Association of EMTs, 2000)
  42. Guidelines for the Nurse in the School Setting (by the Illinois EMSC program, Updated 2010)
  43. Healthy People 2020 Crosswalk to EMS for Children Performance Measures (by the EMS for Children National Resource Center, 2012)
  44. Hospital Pediatric Equipment Inventories for Disaster Response (by the Florida EMSC program, March 2004)
  45. Hospital Pediatric Preparedness Checklist (by the Illinois EMSC program, January 2010)
  46. How to Get Help for A Sick or Injured Child. Also available in Spanish (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2006)
  47. How to Prevent and Handle Childhood Emergencies: A Handbook for Parents and People Who Care for Children (by the Florida EMSC program, April 1997)
  48. Inter Facility Transfer Tool Kit (by the EMSC National Resource Center, the Society of Trauma Nurses, and the Emergency Nurses Association, February 2013)
  49. JumpSTART Pediatric MCI Triage Tool (by the Florida EMSC program, 1995)
  50. Legal Issues in Interfacility Transfer: Issue Brief (by The George Washington School of Public Health and the EMSC National Resource Center, May 2010)
  51. Managed Care and EMSC: A Practical Guide to Resources in Managed Care (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2000)
  52. Maryland Pediatric Reference Card and Poster (by the Maryland EMSC program, 2011)
  53. Meeting the Needs of Children: A Guide to Funding EMSC Projects (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 1997)
  54. Model Pediatric Protocols (NAEMSP, 2003)
  55. National Checklist: Equipment for Ambulances (April 2009). Also available is the Performance Measure Checklist for Recommended Pediatric Equipment and Supplies for BLS and ALS Ambulances (February 2010).
  56. Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Care Educational Module and PowerPoint Presentation (by the Illinois EMSC program, April 2004)
  57. PECARN Primer: A Guide for Research Coordinators in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (by the EMSC National Resource Center, September 2008)
  58. Pediatric Airway Management and Respiratory Distress Self-study Module (by the Alaska EMSC program)
  59. Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines (by the Illinois EMSC program, August 2005)
  60. Pediatric Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) PowerPoint Presentation (by the Illinois Targeted Issue grant, December 2012)
  61. Moderate Sedation PowerPoint Presentation (by the Illinois EMSC program)
  62. Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department (by the Illinois EMSC program, 2005)
  63. Pediatric Regional Critical Care Hospitals: White Paper on Evidence and Improvement Opportunities in New York (by the New York EMSC Advisory Committee, 2007)
  64. Pediatric Trauma: Self Study Module (by the Alaska EMSC program, 2002)
  65. Pounding the Pavement: Getting the Media to Work for You (Revised Edition, by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2000)
  66. Prehospital Protocols for Children with Special Health Care Needs (by the Washington, DC EMSC program, June 2002)
  67. Preventing Childhood Emergencies: A Guide to Developing Effective Injury Prevetion Initiatives (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 1999)
  68. Public Policy Primer: A Guide on the Legislative Process and Impacting Change at the Federal, State, and Local Levels (by the EMSC National Resource Center, May 2010)
  69. Reaching Out: A Guide to Effective Coalition Building (Revised Edition, by the EMSC National Resource Center, 1999)
  70. SCOPE (Special Children's Outreach and Prehospital Education) Instructor Manual (by the Washington, DC EMSC program) (SCOPE Student Manual also available)
  71. State-by-state Profiles: Integration of Pediatric Components (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2000)
  72. Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) Promotional Materials (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2011)
  73. Trauma Month 2011 (May) Materials (Each year, EMSC partners with the American Trauma Society and the Society of Trauma Nurses to promote National Trauma Awareness Month in May. This year's observation focuses on "Falls: Preventable at Any Time.)
  74. Urgente! (A fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center for Spanish speaking parents and caregivers, 2000.)
  75. Use of the ESI for Pediatric Triage (by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, EMSC Targeted Issue grantee, 2012). This appears as Chapter 6 of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI): A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care, Version 4 Implementation Handbook
  76. Using Social Media Professionally to Promote EMSC: Social Media Guidelines and Best Practices for EMSC Grantees (by the National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center in collaboration with the EMSC National Resource Center, 2012)
  77. What to Do Until Help Arrives for A Child Medical Emergency. Also available in Spanish (fact sheet by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2006)
  78. When Your Child Goes Home After Being Examined for Head Injury in an Emergency Department (brochure by the EMSC National Resource Center and the Brain Injury Association)
  79. When Your Child Needs Help in A Hurry: A Parent's Guide to Selecting A Health Plan (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2002)
  80. Working with Families to Enhance Emergency Medical Services for Children (by the EMSC National Resource Center, 2001) 

Newsletters

  1. EMSC QuickNews (weekly electronic digest of program news and activities produced by the EMSC National Resource Center)
  2. Health Policy News (monthly electronic report that includes federal and state policy-related news items on emergency care and readiness, child and adolescent health, public health prevention efforts, health insurance, and federal and state budget issues)
  3. FANMail (bi-annual newsletter of the EMSC Family Advisory Network, Spring/Summer 2011). Back issues available: Fall 2009 Winter/Spring 2009, Summer 2008
  4. PECARN's In A Nutshell (quarterly newsletter by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network)

CDs and DVDs

  1. A Trip Unplanned: An ATV Safety Story (by Arkansas EMSC, 2010. This resource is also available on the EMSC YouTube Channel.)
  2. Child Abuse and Neglect: A Continuing Education and Teaching Resource for the Prehospital Provider (by the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2003. This resource is also available as a downloadable pdf file from the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine website.)
  3. EMSC Family Advisory Network: Helping to Improve Pediatric Emergency Care (by the EMS for Children National Resource Center, 2011. This resource is also available on the EMSC YouTube Channel.)
  4. Establishing Intraosseous Access (by Maryland EMSC, 2009)
  5. Kids In Disaster Kit (by Florida EMSC, 2007)
  6. Pediatric Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Planning, Management, and Provision of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care (by the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine. This resource is also available as a downloadable pdf file from the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine website.
  7. Prehospital Pediatric Pitfalls (by Florida EMSC and Peds-R-Us Medical Education LLC, 2010)
  8. Realism Through Moulage (by Maryland EMSC, 2005)
  9. TRIPP (BLS): Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics: 2nd Edition (by the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1998. This resource is also available as a downloadable pdf file from the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine website.
  10. TRIPP (Paramedic): Teaching Resource for Instructors in Prehospital Pediatrics (by the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2002. This resource is also available as a downloadable pdf file from the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine website.

Journal Articles (All articles were written by EMSC grantees on topics that received Program funding.)

  1. Prevalence of Clinically Important Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma and Isolated Severe Injury Mechanisms (Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. Published online December 5, 2011) 
  2. Factors associated with cervical spine injury in children after blunt trauma. (Annals of Emergency Medicine, August 2011; 58(2))
  3. The effect of observation on head computed tomography (CT) utilization for children after blunt head trauma. (Pediatrics June 2011, Vol 127, No 6)
  4. Multicenter cohort study of out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest. (Critical Care Medicine 2011, Vol 32, No 1)
  5. Reaching Emergency Medical Services Providers: Is One Survey Mode Better Than Another? (Prehospital Emergency Care, 2010 Jul-Sep;14(3):361-9)
  6. A new diagnosis grouping system for child emergency department visits. (Academic Emergency Medicine February 2010:17(2))
  7. Using System Change as Method of Performance/Quality Improvement for Emergency and Trauma Care of Severely Injured Children: Pediatric System Performance Improvement (Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2010 Jan-Mar;17(1):28-33; quiz 34-5)
  8. Family Presence During Trauma Activations and Medical Resuscitations in a Pediatric Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Practice Project (Journal of Emergency Nursing, Vol. 36, Issue 2, pp. 115-121, March 2010; doi:10.1016/j.jen.2009.12.023)
  9. Patients' and Caregivers' Beliefs About Depression Screening and Referral in the Emergency Department (Pediatric Emergency Care, Vol 25, Issue 11, pp 721-727, November 2009; doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181bec8f2)
  10. Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department: A Joint Policy Statement (Reprint: Pediatrics, Vol 124, No 4, October 2009)
  11. Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study (The Lancet, Vol 374, Issue 9696, pp 1160 - 1170, 3 October 2009; doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61558-0)
  12. A Statewide Model Program to Improve Emergency Department Readiness for Pediatric Care (Annuals of Emergency Medicine, Vol 54, Issue 2, pp 198-204, August 2009; doi:DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.030)
  13. The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program: Accomplishments and Contributions (Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine , 7:1, 6-14, March 2006.)
  14. ***Compilation of EMSC-funded Peer-reviewed Journal Articles Prior to 2009 (September 2008, by the EMSC National Resource Center)

Online Training

The EMSC National Resource Center has compiled a listing of all available web-based training modules, webcasts, and video/audio podcasts that were created using EMSC federal program funds. The various training opportunities address topics ranging from EMSC performance measures to pediatric medication safety and from family-centered care to pediatric disaster preparedness, to name a few. For more information on these resources, access the section on EMSC Training and Education.

Institute of Medicine Reports of Interest to EMSC

  • Emergency Medical Services for Children, 1993 Institute of Medicine Report
  • Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains (part of the 2007 Future of Emergency Care series)
  • Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point (part of the 2007 Future of Emergency Care series)
      1. Healthy People 2020 Crosswalk to EMS for Children Performance Measures