Oregon Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) was established in 1984. The Oregon Health Authority EMS and Trauma Systems is the lead agency for EMSC in Oregon. Get EMSC Advisory Committee meeting schedule, minutes and other information.

EMSC is an initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness or injury. The goals are to ensure that state-of-the-art emergency medical care is available for all ill or injured children and adolescents; that pediatric services are well integrated into an emergency medical services (EMS) system; and that the entire spectrum of emergency services, including primary prevention of illness and injury, acute care, and rehabilitation, are provided to children and adolescents.

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Activities include:

• EMS simulation training for rural pre hospital and hospital providers
• Continuing pediatric education for EMTs and emergency nurses through grants and conferences
• Distributing pediatric equipment to EMS providers
• Collaboration with National EMSC Program and other states to meet national performance measures for pediatric emergency care
• Assisting hospitals and EMS agencies in improving trauma care for children

Get additional information about the Oregon EMSC Rural Simulation Training Project at www.oregonemsc.org or  learn more about the National EMSC Program.

EMSC Advisory Committee

Members

• Advisory committee roster

Minutes

• Sept 9 (pdf)
• Feb 11 (pdf)
• June 3 (pdf)

• Mar 5 (pdf)
• May 21 (pdf)
• September 10 (pdf)

Recommendations

• Emergency Department Pediatric Equipment & Medications (pdf)
• Pediatric Equipment for Ambulances (pdf)
• Guidelines for Care of Children in the ED (pdf)

Schedule