NAEMT Radio - EMS for Children (A EMS Week Special Edition)

NAEMT Radio - EMS for Children (A EMS Week Special Edition)

Within EMS Week 2023, Wednesday, May 24: EMS for Children Day and in this EMS Week special episode, Rob Lawrence talks to Mark Cicero, MD, associate professor in the section of pediatric emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and an attending physician at the Yale-New Haven's Children's Hospital Emergency Department.

Dr. Cicero discusses pediatric disaster medicine and its application in the prehospital environment as well as Improving prehospital care and specific tips for providers managing pediatric emergencies. Dr Cicero also highlights his work with the EMS for Children Innovation and Improvement Center’s Disaster Preparedness Working Group. Rob and Dr Cicero discuss the EMS handover of sick children and the development of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators within EMS agencies.

Links:

Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC) - https://emscimprovement.center/

The Pediatric Pandemic Network - https://pedspandemicnetwork.org/

SimBox EMS - https://www.emergencysimbox.com/emstelesimbox

About Dr Cicero

Mark X. Cicero MD, FAAP is an associate professor in the section of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) at the Yale School of Medicine. Prior to this appointment, he completed medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo, pediatrics residency and chief residency at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and PEM fellowship at Yale. He has designed experiential and didactic curricula in pediatric disaster medicine, and has published original research about disaster medicine educational strategies. His research is sponsored by Emergency Medical Services for Children and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has served nationally as a consultant for prehospital and hospital pediatric disaster preparedness. Firsthand disaster experience includes hurricane Isabel in Norfolk VA, as well as an epidemic. He serves as the chair of the pediatrics committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, and on the National Biodefense Science Board.