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2024 Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project Assessment

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The launch of the first National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project Assessment will be in the first week of May 2024. The PPRP Assessment is based on the 2020 Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems joint policy statement and technical report. It is a national multi-phase initiative, focused on the prehospital EMS system. The assessment is led by the EMS for Children Program in partnership with more than 30 national organizations and stakeholders. The assessment will cover all EMS agencies in Texas that transport patients and First Responder Organizations that respond to 911 calls. For more information, click HERE.

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National Pediatric Readiness Project Assessment

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The NPRP assessment is completely voluntary and is currently in the quality improvement period. Hospitals/EDs can access the website anytime they wish and take the assessment for their own records and purposes. Please go to the Peds Ready site, select the state (Texas), county, and name of your hospital/ED from a drop-down menu and begin the assessment in the assessment software. Once submitted, you will receive an email summary report which shows: (1) Overall readiness score, (2) Answers to all scored questions broken down by the six domains of the assessment, and (3) Copy of all answers to all questions in the assessment (both scored and non-scored).

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Voluntary Pediatric Readiness Program

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The Voluntary Pediatric Readiness Program is an excellent opportunity for your Division or Department of Emergency Medicine to prepare and be ready to manage pediatric emergencies within your community.

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Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in EMS

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The intent of designating and developing the role of a PECC is to ensure that there is a dedicated individual(s) identified at the local EMS agency that represents pediatric interest and is responsible for coordinating pediatric specific activities

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Texas EMSC EMS Recognition Program

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A multi-phase recognition program for EMS agencies that wish to establish programs and standards to improve their capabilities to deliver care to pediatrics.

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EMS for Children Crew of the Year Award

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In honor of EMS for Children Day 2024, the Texas EMS for Children State Partnership is now accepting nominations for the 15th annual EMS for Children Crew of the Year Award.

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About Us

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The Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership, Texas is a statewide collaborative project working under grant from the Health Resource and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Emergency Medical Services for Children Program.

Baylor College of Medicine is the site of the Texas EMSC office and is working in partnership with the largest children’s hospitals in Texas, their affiliated colleges of medicine, and representatives of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Through this collaboration, the EMSC State Partnership, Texas will create the infrastructure to assess and achieve defined EMSC Performance Measures. In addition, the EMSC State Partnership, Texas will work tirelessly to improve education, research and pediatric pre-hospital care.

The Texas EMSC works toward ensuring that:

  • State-of-the-art emergency medical care for the ill or injured child or adolescent is available when needed
  • Pediatric services are well integrated into the existing state emergency medical services system
  • The entire spectrum of emergency services, including primary prevention of illness and injury, acute care, and rehabilitation, is provided to children and adolescents at the same level as adults