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Welcome to South Dakota EMS for Children
Our mission is to ensure that every child in South Dakota receives the best pediatric emergency care in the event of a severe injury or illness.
Staff
Corolla Lauck
Program Director
Corolla serves as the Program Director for SD EMS for Children. Her 28 years as a paramedic and her career experiences, from volunteer, rural, metropolitan, flight, and educator, segued into a career focused on pediatric readiness and preparedness in 2013.
Diane Hall
Program Manager
Diane serves as the Program Manager for SD EMS for Children since 2014. Her extensive experience with safety and injury programs benefits the children of South Dakota.
Contact Us/ Volunteer
- 900 East 54th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
- Room 1155
- 605-328-6668 - Corolla Lauck, Director
- 605-328-6669 - Diane Hall, Manager
- 605-328-6670 - Sanford Poison Education
- 605-328-6671 - SD EMSC - FAX
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Advsiory Board
Meeting Minutes
EMS Pediatric Champions
PECC Application
Pediatric Emergency Care Champion
Roles and responsibilities
The role of a PECC is diverse and you may serve one or more of these responsibilities by overseeing pediatric specific duties;
Your service may have outside resources for pediatric education/training, however, you fulfill this role if you are; stocking and ordering equipment/supplies, organizing community outreach safety and injury prevention programs and various other tasks.
Roles and responsibilities
The role of a PECC is diverse and you may serve one or more of these responsibilities by overseeing pediatric specific duties;
- Order/replace equipment, supplies and medications
- Organize safety and injury prevention programs
- Protocol development and review
- Promote case reviews, QI/QA
- Serve as liaison with hospital outreach
- Promote pediatric education/training
- Participate and complete survey's
Your service may have outside resources for pediatric education/training, however, you fulfill this role if you are; stocking and ordering equipment/supplies, organizing community outreach safety and injury prevention programs and various other tasks.
Pediatric Readiness Recognition Award
Show your community that your are PEDS READY!
Read MoreResources & Templates
WELCOME Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators
Templates & Resources
Order NOW! New Broselow Tape
Changes to the 2019 tape reflect the updated AHA guidelines for pediatric resuscitation
National Pediatric Readiness White Paper
Progress made and efforts to continue pediatric health in the emergency department.
Video - Why you should be prepared for little patients!
Video series created by Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP and Noah Wiley discussing the national effort to improve preparedness of emergency departments .
Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator
Emergency departments who have a coordinator(s) dedicated to the care of pediatric patients are more prepared .
Inter-facility Transfer Guidelines
Pre-planning for a pediatric transfer will ensure a safe and timely inter-facility transports.
Pediatric Readiness and Mortality Impact
In-hospital mortality decreases in critically ill children in ED's with a higher pediatric readiness scores
Inter-hospital Transfers:American College of Surgeons "Orange Book"
Inter-hospital Transfers Chapter 4, pages 30 -40
Inter-Facility Transfer Agreements Tool Kit
Transfer agreement templates
Guidelines for Improving Pediatric Patient Safety in the ED
Resources for the unique needs of pediatric care and safety
Umbilical Vein Kit
Equipment considerations for umbilical vein kit
Death of a Child in the Emergency Department
The death of a child in the ED is medically complex and emotionally challenging. The AAP provides resources for dealing with pediatric death before, during and after in the ED setting.
Recognizing Child Abuse
These online tools help health care providers to distinguish between accidental and intentional injuries. 2 CEU's available
Weighing in KILOGRAMS
Weighing pediatric patients in kilograms is essential in calculating medications dosages and reducing med errors.
CT Imaging guidelines
TBI's - to scan or not to scan
Trauma Patients
Trauma Flow Sheet for Emergency Departments EMS Transport Plans: samples : Mobridge Vermillion
Application for PECC - Emergency Department
Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator
Roles and responsibilities
The role of a PECC is diverse and you may serve one or more of these responsibilities by overseeing pediatric specific duties;
Roles and responsibilities
The role of a PECC is diverse and you may serve one or more of these responsibilities by overseeing pediatric specific duties;
- Order/replace equipment, supplies and medications
- Organize safety and injury prevention programs
- Protocol development and review
- Promote case reviews, QI/QA
- Serve as liaison with EMS and Community outreach
- Promote pediatric education/training
- Promotes family-centered care
- Participate and complete survey's
Education & Webinars
Resources
Emergency Guidelines/Algorithms for schools and child day cares.
Read More
Online tools to help health care providers to distinguish between accidental and intentional injuries.
Read MorePerformance Measures
Pediatric Readiness
Is Your ED Peds Ready?
Use the NPR QI process to track your improvements towards peds ready!
Learn MoreGet your pediatric scenario and skills manual!
Become a pediatric emergency care champion for your EMS agency and receive the pediatric skills and scenarios guidelines/manual. See online application
Learn More
