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National EMS Week is our annual chance to thank the incredible prehospital practitioners who serve on the front lines of health care every day. On Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Day, which falls on the Wednesday of EMS Week (May 18 this year), we draw special attention to prehospital practitioners’ commitment to caring for acutely ill and injured children.
In honor of EMSC Day, and in recognition of both the rising incidence of behavioral health emergencies in children and the need to recognize and mitigate secondary trauma in the EMS professional, the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center is hosting a free, 1-hour webinar, “COPE-ing with the Challenges of Behavioral and Mental Health Emergencies” on May 18 at 1:00 pm ET. This webinar, led by Drs. Nicolaus Glomb, Kenshata Watkins, and Mary Fallat, will explore both prehospital behavioral health emergency management and introduce the Compassionate Options for Pediatric EMS (COPE) program that provides debriefing tools for EMS after responding to challenging pediatric calls. Registration is free and open to all. CE for EMS professionals through Prodigy EMS is available and will meet requirements in either Psychiatric/Mental Health Emergencies or Pediatric Care.
EMS Awards is today!
EMS Awards will be at 10:00am at This is the Place Heritage Park on May 18th.
Despite being a longtime advocate for Utah's EMS as well as an engaged EMSC Coordinator for 30 years, Kris Shields kicked her EMSC involvement into high gear during 2021. Kris is well known throughout Utah County as the Director of EMS Relations for HCA Healthcare, but it is her tireless efforts, strong support, and training of EMSC in Utah County that we'd like to honor today. Kris has been instrumental in rolling out the Handtevy app, a tool that will improve first responder care of children throughout the state. Kris became one of our 1st instructors for the tool and has sponsored many classes. She organized meetings to introduce the app to important EMS contacts in Utah Valley. She encouraged EMS leaders, and may have twisted a few of their arms, to give the app a chance. She facilitated collecting feedback and making process improvements. With the distractions of COVID and management changes within the EMSC program in 2021 it is wonderful to have a PECC like Kris. Someone willing to take an idea and run with it. She gets the job done and we cannot thank her enough!
Utah Emergency Medical Service for Children (EMSC)
Email: tdickson@utah.gov
Website: https://bemsp.utah.gov/operations-and-response/specialty-care-vulnerable-populations/emsc/
Phone: 8017073763