Overview What's New!(Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.) *****FREE REGISTRATION & WEBINAR SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE***** The 2009 Prehospital Pediatric Education Symposium will be held on November 17th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the National Training Center in Clermont. Target audience for the conference is prehospital providers and emergency room staff. The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program will award numerous scholarships for live registration and web access statewide to support prehospital and hospital excellence in pediatric care. If interested in attending the live conference or receiving a FREE web access code, please contact Patricia Kenyon. Drowning Prevention The Bureau of EMS supported in part a grant project by Nova Southeastern University, concerning drowning prevention for children. The link to the related site of the participating organization, with drowning prevention information, follows for your possible interest. However, in keeping with the Bureau's normal practices, provision of this link does not endorse or recommend any content or activity. http://www.nova.edu/ichp/drowning/ Free Pediatric/Neonatal Education Are you prepared to care for a sick child? What comes next in the care of a newborn? The Florida EMSC Program and the Florida Neonatal & Pediatric Transport Network Association have partnered together to conduct FREE pediatric/neonatal training for prehospital and hospital professionals. The Florida EMSC education programs are designed to enhance pediatric/neonatal skill sets in the EMS community. Funding for these programs is provided by our federal partnership grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. If interested in having a FREE pediatric/neonatal education program conducted at your agency/organization, please click on the link
below to complete the request form. New Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills Hospital disaster response drills are real-time tests of a facilitys readiness to respond to a sudden demand for services resulting from a community-wide disaster. Routine evaluation of these drills can help a hospital make sure it is ready to meet community needs and provide high-quality care during a disaster event. Beginning in September, hospitals participating in the Hospital Preparedness Program, administered through HHS, will be required to provide executive summaries of the results of disaster drills they conduct. AHRQ's new Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills can help hospitals meet this requirement. The Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills is available on the AHRQ Web site at: http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/drillelements. Single, free copies can be ordered by sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov or by calling 1-800-358-9295. For more information about the Hospital Preparedness Program, visit http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/hpp. Emergency Guidelines for Schools MeetingsThe next Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Advisory Committee meeting will be held
in conjunction with the Prehospital Pediatric Education Symposium 2009. Listed below
are details pertaining to the meeting. Overview
EMSC has been active in the Florida EMS system for several years, with the help of a group of dedicated EMS and pediatric health care providers. The lead agency is the Department of Health Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Due to combined, diligent efforts, the 1997 Florida Legislature established a committee to advise the Department of Health on matters concerning preventative, prehospital, hospital, rehabilitative, and other post medical care for children (Section 401.245(6), Florida Statutes). Members are appointed by the State Surgeon General and serve two-year terms. The committee meets quarterly in conjunction with the EMS Advisory Council and constituent group meetings. Member List (PDF 58.38kb/3 pages) On August 25, 1997, the Florida Department of Health was awarded a federal partnership grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Maternal and Child Health Bureau to support the activities of the Florida Bureau of EMS and its EMSC Advisory Committee. Since then, the Bureau has consistently applied for and received funding for federal EMSC partnership grants every three years. The most recent grant became effective March 1, 2003 and will end on February 28, 2006. The primary goal for the years 2003-2006 is statewide integration of children's issues into the EMS system. This goal reflects one of the key goals in the National EMSC Program's Five Year Plan. 
The Florida EMSC program will continue its efforts to improve statewide communication and education by regularly updating the web site, strengthening liaisons with other state agencies, organizations and consumer groups, and continued partnership with SAFE KIDS , NFPA Risk Watch, and other educational and prevention programs. The Florida EMSC program has made great strides in becoming a sustained program in the Florida Bureau of EMS and the Florida Department of Health. There is a legislatively mandated EMSC Advisory Committee and in-kind support from the Bureau of EMS by way of a permanent EMSC coordinator, a nurse director, a program specialist, and other administrative personnel. The EMSC program has become more integrated with the EMS system by changes in committee structure, reporting procedures, and improved communication. The EMSC program is also well supported by other state agencies and organizations, including the Florida College of Emergency Physicians, Children's Medical Services, Florida Pediatric Society, Florida Hospital Association, Florida Committee on Trauma and many more. In addition to these partnerships, there is a new and expanded leadership group in the Florida EMSC program that is dedicated to making Florida a model EMSC state. EMSC Advisory CommitteeFlorida law has established an EMSC Advisory Committee to advise the Department of Health on matters concerning preventative, pre-hospital,
hospital, rehabilitative, and other post medical care for children. Members are appointed by the State Surgeon General and serve two-year
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