Are ill and injured children receiving the best care
possible in your community? Before answering this question, keep these facts in mind. Children respond differently to illness or injury than do adults. They have different physical, emotional, and psychological needs, and suffer from a different spectrum of diseases and injuries. Equipment, supplies, and medication dosages must be available for
children of all sizes to get the best care during emergencies and disasters. The communities best prepared to handle childhood emergencies are those with properly trained emergency personnel, sufficiently equipped ambulances and emergency departments, and well-defined pediatric treatment protocols and procedures. Effective injury prevention programs are another key factor to ensuring a safe and healthy community. The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) works with each state, U.S. territory, and many national organizations and individual family advocates throughout the country to identify the resources needed to organize and implement activities designed help improve the care for ill and injured children.
