The National Assessment for Prehospital Pediatric Readiness (PPRP) is open!  Pediatric incidents account for approximately 10% of all prehospital calls. The limited frequency of pediatric interactions results in clinicians being less familiar with – and often less confident in – providing pediatric care. Assessing current readiness and utilizing available resources to improve training, knowledge, equipment, policies, and clinician confidence is likely to increase...

 Best Practice Pediatric Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient When: Jul 29, 2024 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)Who: Aaron Jensen MD,MS, FACS What: Covering the best practices of pediatric resuscitation for the trauma patient – especially key elements of the resuscitation and stabilization prior to transfer. Dr. Aaron Jensen is a pediatric and trauma surgeon who focuses on providing emergency care for children. He has training in trauma and surgical critical care, and is active in...

We are excited to announce WRAP-EM has published Pediatric Medical Countermeasures: Antidotes and Cytokines for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents and Terrorism! This is the first study comparing pediatric indications and dosing for medical countermeasures among commonly used references for radiological and nuclear incidents. Children are a particularly vulnerable population in any disaster. This may be especially true in radiological and nuclear incidents. This article collects,...

The Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) is a close WRAP-EM partner. The two groups work closely together to support pediatric preparedness across the nation. PPN is looking for parents to get involved in a research study. See the details below if you're interested. You can also view the survey by visiting tinyurl.com/ppnhealthinfo.   Parent_StudyFlyer_V29.pdf ...

The PPN PsySTART Team is pleased to announce the start of the PPN PsySTART Learning Collaborative for 2024! The PsySTART Learning Collaborative was formed to address the immense challenge of the ongoing youth mental health crisis in the United States and to improve pediatric disaster behavioral health readiness in public health, behavioral health, and healthcare systems. Participation in this learning community presents an opportunity for healthcare systems, emergency...