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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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June 29, 2024

National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness

The National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) is the leading joint initiative to improve prehospital care for acutely ill and injured children across the United States. The PPRP is led by the federal Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program with support from more than 30 national organizations, federal partners, and experts. The PPRP empowers EMS...
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May 22, 2024

Happy EMS for Children Day!

One person can make a difference…and that person is you. Thank you so much for going the extra mile to care for children in our community! Since 1985, the HRSA Emergency Medical Services for Children Program has helped seriously ill and injured children. We make sure that – no matter where a child lives –...
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May 10, 2024

Nurses Make the Difference

Nurses, sending deep appreciation for the incredible impact you make every day. Your kindness and empathy make a profound difference in the lives of patients and their families. Thank you for your dedication and compassion! You truly make a difference!
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