EMS For Children Links

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL CARE NEEDS (Back to Top)

Special Needs Alert Program (SNAP) Information Packet
The Special Needs Alert Program (SNAP), developed by Delaware's EMSC Program in 2004, is now available in English & Spanish. SNAP is a pre-hospital notification program for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). When a child is registered in the program, first responders are alerted to the child's complete medical history. The prior knowledge of the medical history enables first responders to provide prompt and appropriate emergency care for the child. A home visit by EMS providers may be conducted as a means to introduce families to their local providers and to gather additional information.

DATA SOURCES (Back to Top)

 NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) CODES
NHTSA Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) website. Data and links to other sites.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS (Back to Top)

• Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness
  A Resource for Pediatricians -This new comprehensive report serves as a practical resource that pediatricians can consult in planning for and responding to natural disasters and bioterrorist events. The accompanying 35-page summary highlights significant parts of the report for quick reference.

EDUCATION (Back to Top)

• Jump Start Triage Tool and Other Resources

EMSC (Back to Top)

EMSC National Resource Center (NRC)

• The Children's National Medical Center EMSC National Resource Center (NRC)
  The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program is a national initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness and injury.

State EMSC Sites

• California EMS for Children
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital EMSC Program
• Delaware EMSC Program
• Florida EMSC Program
• Idaho EMSC Program
• Illinois EMSC
• Iowa EMS for Children
• Kentucky EMS for Children Project
• Maryland EMS for Children Program
• Minnesota EMS for Children Resource Center
• Mississippi EMS for Children
• North Carolina EMSCProgram
• New Jersey EMS for Children Program
• New York EMS for Children
• Ohio EMS for Children
• Oregon EMS for Children

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Back to Top)

Health and Safety Agencies

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  HRSA provides national leadership, program resources and services needed to improve access to culturally competent, quality health care.
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
  MCHB strives for a society where children are wanted and born with optimal health, receive quality care and are nurtured lovingly and sensitively as they mature into healthy, productive adults.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  NIH is the nation's medical research agency — making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives.
• United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

INJURY PREVENTION (Back to Top)

• PECARN
  PECARN conducts research on the prevention and management of acute illnesses & injuries in children & youth of all ages.
• PA Violence and Injury Prevention Program
  The purpose of the Violence and Injury Prevention Program is to prevent deaths and disability from intentional and unintentional injury through assessing the incidence of injury and developing programs to reduce injury risks. Services are provided through a contracting process with state and local agencies. Violence and Injury Prevention Program services include injury surveillance systems and data use, training, and prevention and education programs.
• Safe Kids Worldwide
  Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.
• Youth Suicide
  Center for Disease Control and Prevention Website on Youth Suicide: Suicide (i.e., taking one's own life) is a serious public health problem that affects even young people. For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. It results in approximately 4600 lives lost each year. The top three methods used in suicides of young people include firearm (47%), suffocation (37%), and poisoning (8%).
• PA Child Death Review Team

PEDIATRICS (Back to Top)

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) — an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
• Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics
  The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Ameican Academy of Pediatrics.

• American Trauma Society (ATS)
  The American Trauma Society (ATS) is a leading spokes organization for trauma care and trauma prevention in the United States.