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July 1, 2026

Thank you to all hospitals in Minnesota that participated in the National Pediatric Readiness Project

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July 1, 2026

Pediatric Burn Care ~ FREE Virtual Symposium

Aug. 25, 2026 6:30 – 8:30 pm Join us on Tuesday, August 25th, for a night of free online education that will address pediatric burn assessment, treatment and transport throughout the continuum of care. Burn center providers from Minnesota and Iowa will share their expertise. L082526 HECC Virtual Pediatric Symposium: Pediatric Burn Care  | Children’s...
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July 1, 2026

Spark Smart: Fireworks and Burn Prevention

By: Hawa Sackor, EMSC Intern As we reach the time to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country’s independence, it’s important to remember how to safely do so. Fireworks on the 4th of July are a national tradition, however families celebrating with children navigate this tradition a little differently. Here’s an overview and guideline on...
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August 12, 2025

Pediatric First Aid

By Kristel Hernandez-Batres EMSC Intern August BlogDownload
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February 15, 2025

Black History Month Highlight: Freedom House the Nation’s First EMS Agency

Written by A. Ismael, previous EMSC intern Freedom House_EMSC Blog PostDownload
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January 28, 2025

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and National Freedom Day

January is also known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It is a key time for us all as individuals to educate ourselves about human trafficking and crucially to learn to spot the signs of trafficking. It is also a time for us take these messages to our workplaces, our churches, our schools, our representatives and...
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November 5, 2024

FREE Virtual Pediatric Symposium – Nov. 12, 2024

MN EMS for Children (EMSC) program, in conjunction with five other state EMSC programs, will present “From Celebration to MCI: Pediatric Trauma Response at the Kansas City Chiefs Rally” Nov. 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This FREE virtual symposium will feature an analysis of the events experienced during the Chiefs Rally shootings, which resulted in several...
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August 13, 2024

National Immunization Awareness Month 

Asmaa Ismael – EMSC Intern National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), which is observed every August, is an initiative aimed at promoting the importance of immunization and encouraging individuals of all ages to get vaccinated. Vaccination serves as the best protection for individuals and communities against infectious diseases. And the continued promotion of immunization is essential...
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July 16, 2024

Freedom House: The Nation’s First EMS Agency

Asmaa Ismael – EMSC Intern As hard as it is to picture nowadays, there was once a time when you couldn’t rely on anambulance to transport you to the hospital or a paramedic to help keep you stable until you gotthere because the standard emergency services that we now consider a given simply didn’t exist....
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July 1, 2026

Thank you to all hospitals in Minnesota that participated in the National Pediatric Readiness Project

Thx U Hospitals_NPRP 2026Download
Read More
July 1, 2026

Pediatric Burn Care ~ FREE Virtual Symposium

Aug. 25, 2026 6:30 – 8:30 pm Join us on Tuesday, August 25th, for a night of free online education that will address pediatric burn assessment, treatment and transport throughout the continuum of care. Burn center providers from Minnesota and Iowa will share their expertise. L082526 HECC Virtual Pediatric Symposium: Pediatric Burn Care  | Children’s...
Read More
July 1, 2026

Spark Smart: Fireworks and Burn Prevention

By: Hawa Sackor, EMSC Intern As we reach the time to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country’s independence, it’s important to remember how to safely do so. Fireworks on the 4th of July are a national tradition, however families celebrating with children navigate this tradition a little differently. Here’s an overview and guideline on...
Read More
August 12, 2025

Pediatric First Aid

By Kristel Hernandez-Batres EMSC Intern August BlogDownload
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February 15, 2025

Black History Month Highlight: Freedom House the Nation’s First EMS Agency

Written by A. Ismael, previous EMSC intern Freedom House_EMSC Blog PostDownload
Read More
January 28, 2025

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and National Freedom Day

January is also known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It is a key time for us all as individuals to educate ourselves about human trafficking and crucially to learn to spot the signs of trafficking. It is also a time for us take these messages to our workplaces, our churches, our schools, our representatives and...
Read More
November 5, 2024

FREE Virtual Pediatric Symposium – Nov. 12, 2024

MN EMS for Children (EMSC) program, in conjunction with five other state EMSC programs, will present “From Celebration to MCI: Pediatric Trauma Response at the Kansas City Chiefs Rally” Nov. 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This FREE virtual symposium will feature an analysis of the events experienced during the Chiefs Rally shootings, which resulted in several...
Read More
August 13, 2024

National Immunization Awareness Month 

Asmaa Ismael – EMSC Intern National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), which is observed every August, is an initiative aimed at promoting the importance of immunization and encouraging individuals of all ages to get vaccinated. Vaccination serves as the best protection for individuals and communities against infectious diseases. And the continued promotion of immunization is essential...
Read More
July 16, 2024

Freedom House: The Nation’s First EMS Agency

Asmaa Ismael – EMSC Intern As hard as it is to picture nowadays, there was once a time when you couldn’t rely on anambulance to transport you to the hospital or a paramedic to help keep you stable until you gotthere because the standard emergency services that we now consider a given simply didn’t exist....
Read More