Indiana EMSC

Indiana EMSC EMSC focuses on improving the quality of emergency care for children, and seeks to integrate children's interests into the existing EMS system.

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) is a federal program designed to reduce pediatric morbidity and mortality as a result of severe injury and illness. EMSC was first established in the 1980s. Housed under the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, provides competitive grant funding for state wide initiatives and pediatric research. Between 1996 and 2005 Indiana EMSC worked with the state EMS commission to standardize and update pediatric equipment for BLS and ALS provider transport vehicles, partnered with the Kiwanis to deploy Broselow equipped bags, and provided multiple novel educational opportunities for prehospital providers. However, due to lack of funding, the program ceased to exist in 2005. In 2006 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) publishes “Growing Pains” citing pediatric patients comprising 27% of emergency visits; however, many hospitals and EMS agencies were not well equipped to handle pediatric patients. Indiana has 1,577,629 children between the ages of 0-17 years of age, comprising 25% of it’s population. IEMSC was restablished with state partnership grant funding in 2009 under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Weinstein.

01/14/2026

Email from EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center View this email as a webpage   Sign Up Now for the Collaborative Launching Jan. 20!   The 2026 EMSC National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative (N

01/12/2026

Last night's episode of included 2 cases representing complex pediatric issues. Of course... EMSC offers clinical resources for both:

🌡️ Febrile infants: PECARN's latest research on infants 0-28 days old https://ow.ly/A4bN50XU1xs + an MD Calc tool for infants 29-60 days https://ow.ly/aqMA50XU1xk

✋ Suspected child abuse: a full toolkit https://ow.ly/wlXm50XU1xm

12/11/2025

The EMSC Program is launching the next cohort of the National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative (NPRQI) Collaborative (formerly known as the Pediatric Readiness Quality Collaborative or PRQC). This FREE collaborative will help ED-based teams develop or strengthen existing pediatric QI plans and in doing so, help them improve their
Pediatric Readiness--just in time for the 2026 National Pediatric Readiness Project Assessment!
The collaborative kicks off in January and is designed specifically for smaller EDs. Participating sites will gain access to NPRQI, a userfriendly platform that tracks 28 pediatric quality metrics, along with expert QI coaching, tailored intervention bundles, and practical tools to support initiatives in head trauma, pain assessment, su***de screening and management, and
abnormal vital signs reassessment. To learn more or register, visit emscimprovement.center/collaboratives/nprqi/.

Hope to see you virtually on Thursday! Education credits available for Indiana EMS Providers.
11/03/2025

Hope to see you virtually on Thursday! Education credits available for Indiana EMS Providers.

Indiana EMS Providers, the annual Midwest EMSC Prehospital Pediatric Symposium, a free virtual event. Date: November 6, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM ET. Registration is now available.

10/30/2025

Indiana EMS Providers, the annual Midwest EMSC Prehospital Pediatric Symposium, a free virtual event. Date: November 6, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM ET. Registration is now available.

Register via the link for the annual Prehospital Pediatric Virtual Symposium. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe...
10/20/2025

Register via the link for the annual Prehospital Pediatric Virtual Symposium. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H7O_bmPNRkKnZrv8nrrEkA #/registration

Indiana EMS Providers, the annual Midwest EMSC Prehospital Pediatric Symposium, a free virtual event. Date: November 6, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM ET. Registration is now available.

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