Montana PPRP completion rate: 34% (69/201)
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Congratulations! Benefis Health System has successfully renewed its pediatric-prepared facility recognition
The Montana EMSC voluntary pediatric facility recognition program verifies hospitals meet specific criteria for personnel training, equipment, and supplies that support optimal care for ill or injured infants, children, and adolescents.
Benefis has been recognized as pediatric prepared, meaning the hospital demonstrates its ability to provide advanced pediatric care for most pediatric medical emergencies.
The Montana Pediatric Facility Recognition Criteria follow the Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), and the Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
July/August 2024 EMS Pediatric Recognized Agencies
The Montana Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Prehospital Voluntary Recognition Program is an opportunity for ground EMS Agencies to achieve recognition in excellent pediatric care.
The MT EMSC Voluntary Prehospital Recognition Program is structured to be a multi-level recognition system. Agencies must meet the requirements of Levels I, II, and III to achieve Level IV.
Congrats to the following EMS agencies for being pediatric recognized:
- Blaine County II Ambulance-Level III/Gold
- Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association EMS-Level III/Gold
- ALERT III Ground Ambulance-Level/Platinum
Thank you for being pediatric-ready and keeping our kids safe!
For more information on the EMSC Program, call Kelly Little, MT EMSC Program Manager, or go to https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/EMSTS/EMS/EMSC.
Education and Training
New resources on pediatric multisystem trauma
Traumatic injury is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in the United States. Timely, effective management of injured pediatric patients is essential.
The EMSC Program has curated a specialized Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK) on multisystem trauma to help emergency department and prehospital clinicians identify and manage children with multiple serious injuries.
PEAK: Multisystem Trauma includes pediatric imaging guidelines, hemorrhagic shock management with massive transfusion protocol, podcasts, simulation resources, and more. All resources are free and open access. View the resources here.
Montana EMSC is sponsoring six (6) regional PEARS and PALS Courses in Fall 2024/Spring 2025
The AHA’s PEARS (Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization) Course uses a systematic approach to quickly assess, recognize the cause, and stabilize a pediatric patient in an emergency. PEARS is for healthcare providers who infrequently see critically ill infants and children.
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) is geared toward healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units.
The six-course regions/dates are:
- Great Falls--September 19-20, (course full)
- Billings--November 13-14, 2024
- Glasgow--March 4-5, 2025
- Lewistown--date not confirmed
- Kalispell--date not confirmed
- Butte--date not confirmed
The EMSC program will purchase the AHA provider course completion cards and the 10-1052 PEARS Provider Manual for students.
If you are a healthcare provider in any of the six regions listed, please reach out to Jason Mahoney, Pediatric Liaison @ jason@373consulting.com for course dates and registration information.
Webinar: 988 Crisis Systems Response: Understanding Children, Youth & Family Services Across the Crisis Continuum Series
Session 1: The Foundation
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Time: 12:00-2:00 pm (ET)
The purpose of this webinar series is to uplift the National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care and highlight areas of focus and best practices to jurisdictions around the United States. Laying this foundation will be the first step in ensuring the delivery of 988 services to ensure high-quality, accessible, and culturally responsive services. These services include but are not limited to youth and family services, community-based support, and school systems
Future sessions in the webinar series will then build on this foundation with sessions on the design and implementation of youth crisis services, systems integration, and the role of schools in delivering youth crisis care.
Learning Objectives:
- Review National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care
- Understand the critical need for and importance of youth crisis services
- Explore current data to understand progress and needs regarding service delivery
- Identify solutions to barriers hindering the implementation and coordination of services
Register here
National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative’s (NPRQI) 1st Annual Report
EMSC/EIIC is excited to share the National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative’s (NPRQI) 1st Annual Report [issuu.com]. This link leads to an electronic “flip book” version of the NPRQI Annual Report (for best viewing of the electronic version, use the full-screen option on the bottom right-hand corner of your screen). There is also a printable PDF version attached here.
The NPRQI measures provide a foundation for any ED to measure the adoption of evidence-based guidelines for pediatric care using a patient-centered, provider-driven approach to QI. Unlike many quality measures that rely on administrative data or a diagnosis-based retrospective review, the NPRQI measures were designed for any ED to assess performance and improve delivery of care to the undifferentiated pediatric patient.
The amazing work of NPRQI would not have been possible without support from HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Toyota Way Forward Fund.
Child Passenger Safety Week & National Seat Check Saturday
Keeping children safe while traveling is a top priority. We have resources you can use to encourage parents and caregivers to make sure their child is in the right car seat for their age and size, and that it's installed correctly. Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Get Material Now [links-2.govdelivery.com]
🡪 Key Message
- Car Seat Safety, including:
- purchasing the correct car seat according to a child’s weight and height,
- properly installing a car seat, and
- when to move a child to the next type of seat.
🡪 Key Dates
- September 15-21, 2024: Child Passenger Safety Week
- September 21, 2024: National Seat Check Saturday
Upcoming Montana Child Passenger Safety Certification Courses
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September 17-20, 2024
Public CPST Cert Course: Missoula
Lead Instructor: Tracie Kiesel
tkiesel@helenaschools.org or 406-439-0085
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October 1-4, 2024
Public CPST Cert Course: Kalispell
Lead Instructor: Wendy Hansen
wolson@flathead.mt.gov or 406-751-8106
Questions?
Tracie Kiesel-Montana CPS Training Coordinator and
Contact: (406) 439-0085, tkiesel@helenaschools.org
- School has recently started, which is the perfect time to get your child’s vaccinations [links-2.govdelivery.com] up to date. Vaccinations are essential throughout childhood to protect children before they are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases.
- The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program [links-2.govdelivery.com] was established by Congress in 1994 and provides all recommended vaccinations, at no cost, to eligible children in the U.S.
- Learn more about the VFC Program [links-2.govdelivery.com] and see if your child is eligible.
Upcoming Meetings & Conferences
Big Sky EMS Education Symposium Pre-symposium
Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) Hybrid Provider Course
October 31, 2024
Billings Hotel and Convention Center
The hybrid course structure includes 8 hours of online content to be completed before the in-person symposium, followed by 8 additional hours of classroom instruction.
Designed for EMS professionals, this course equips students with crucial knowledge of pediatric physiology, illnesses, injuries, and interventions to provide optimal care for sick or injured children in the field. Appropriate for BLS & ALS providers
This course will be open to participants who have enrolled in the 2-day symposium, and then to general admission as space permits, on a first come first serve basis.
There are only 50 spots available. The cost is $30/person plus 2-day symposium fee. 16 CE hours available for completion of pre-symposium course
Preconference Registration and Agenda is below:
Montana Trauma Systems Conference and EMS Managers Workshop-Pediatric Readiness Speaker
September 11, 2024
Hilton Garden Inn-Missoula, MT
Dr. Liz Sanseau, MD, MS, FAAP, DTM&H
Dr. Sanseau, is the Principal Investigator of the EMSC Indian Health Services Hybrid Simulation Program, an HRSA-sponsored initiative intended to optimize pediatric emergency readiness in Emergency Departments and prehospital teams treating ill and injured American Indian and Alaska Native patients. She Co-Chairs the ImPACTS (Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation) collaborative and Co-Leads the Emergency SimBox- a free and openly accessible web-based simulation resource. She has published and presented her work on simulation-based medical education.
For more information regarding the Montana Trauma Systems conference, contact Alyssa Johnson at alyssa.johnson@mt.gov. For information regarding the EMS Managers Workshop, contact Shari Graham at sgraham2@mt.gov.
In the News
Ceremony connects Montana teen heart surgery survivor with former hospital staff
Weston Sondeno received open-heart surgery at only 17 years old.
https://www.ktvh.com/-montana-teen-heart-surgery-survivor-with-former-hospital-staff
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