Emergency Medical Services for Children

Emergency Responders

On This Page

• Newsletters
• Pediatric Off-line Protocol Guidelines
• Training
• Family Centered Care in the Prehospital Setting
• Who are My EMSC County Coordinators?

Newsletters—EMSC Connects

• May 2013: Closed Head Injury
• April 2013: Newborn Stabilization
• March 2013: Palliative Care
• February 2013: Child Abuse
• January 2013: Drugs and Alcohol

• December 2012: Respiratory Illness
• November 2012: Seizures
• October 2012: Special Healthcare Needs
• September 2012: Firearms
• August 2012: Fractures
• July 2012: Drowning
• June 2012: Falls
• May 2012: Blunt Trauma
• April 2012: Disasters
• March 2012: Injury Prevention
• February 2012: Burns
• January 2012: Sledding Injuries

• December 2011: Hypothermia
• November 2011: Shock/Sepsis
• October 2011: Poisoning
• September 2011: Introduction to EMSC

Pediatric Off-line Protocol Guidelines

The Utah pediatric off-line protocol guidelines were developed in partnership by Primary Children's Medical Center and Utah Department of Health Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program. EMS medical directors are strongly encouraged to adopt these off-line pediatric protocols for their EMS agency. All emergency department staff providing on-line medical direction to EMS providers are encouraged to become familiar with these protocols in order to provide quality on-line medical direction.

• Overview Presentation
• Off-line Pediatric Protocols
• Off-line Pediatric Protocol Fact Sheet
• Training Videos
• Off-line Pediatric Protocol Education Fact Sheet

Utah EMSC has begun posting training on Utah Telehealth Network for all 43 protocols. CME is available for Utah EMS providers. We acknowledge Primary Children's Medical Center and Utah Telehealth Network for their support of this project. To watch or download the training videos, please visit Utah Telehealth Network.

Please direct any questions or concerns to the EMSC Program Manager, Whitney Levano (contact information at bottom of this page).

Training

The EMSC program offers the following training:

• Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies CME Training
• Pediatric Immobilization CME Training
• Broselow Training

View course description and registration information...

EMS Provider Quick Reference for ED Staff Members
An overview of the scope of training, skills, equipment, and medications of the various levels of EMS providers in Utah. For a printed copy of this booklet, please contact the EMSC program (contact information at the bottom of this page).

JumpSTART: Disaster Triage on the Young
Information about pediatric multicasualty triage.

Primary Children's Medical Center Trauma Process
Review of the PCMC trauma process and prehospital/hospital communication.

Family Centered Care in the Prehospital Setting

• Intermountain Regional EMS for Children Coordinating Council (IRECC) Family Centered Care Needs Assessment Results
• IRECC Family Centered Care Fact Sheet for EMS Providers
• Family Centered Care Letter to Training Officers
• IRECC Family Centered Care Policy Statement
• Family Centered Care Protocol Guideline

Who are My EMSC County Coordinators?

Questions? Contact Whitney Levano, wjohnson@utah.gov or 801-273-6677.