It’s essential that your Emergency Department is just as ready for a child to be rolled through your doors by EMS as it is for an adult. Because children have different vital signs, fears, and ways of communicating, we have prepared free resources to help you successfully treat children during an emergency.
Pediatric surge is unique due to the specialized equipment and resources needed for pediatric patients. MDH has identified the need for more pediatric education, training, and a Minnesota Pediatric Surge Plan to ensure our state is capable of responding to a statewide pediatric surge disaster.
Use this informal tool to quickly check if your ED is ready to care for children and can be especially useful to help you prepare for the NPRP Assessment and understand what is asked. Download a PDF of the updated checklist HERE.
The NPRP Toolkit content is organized in 7 domains of pediatric readiness in the emergency department (ED). The tools and resources align with the joint policy statement “Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department” and assist pediatric emergency care providers in better understanding and achieving pediatric readiness in their ED. Additionally, the NPRP Toolkit provides support and recommendations for other stakeholders involved in pediatric emergency care such as hospital administration and quality improvement leaders as well as families, caregivers, and patients.
Find out if your facility is ready for a pediatric patient! Learn all about the national assessment, how MN ranked—and obtain lots of resources to better care for kids.
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Children’s Minnesota has created a number of clinical practice guidelines for health professionals that highlight an evidence-based approach to the management of certain conditions in order to reduce unwarranted variation in care.
Guidelines are designed to apply to the bulk of patients with a given condition and should be adapted to individual patients based upon clinical judgment and individual situations. To assist providers with real-time decision making, most of the clinical guidelines consist of visual treatment algorithms/pathways, evidence-based order sets, bibliographies and any applicable rules/alerts embedded within the electronic health record.
EMSC works to create awareness about the unique needs of children in emergency medical situations. The following resources are available free of charge.
