EMS for Children

The CoPEM is a subcommittee of the SEMSCC (EMS Coordinating Committee for the State of Michigan). CoPEM makes recommendations to the SEMSCC and the Division of EMS and Systems of Care regarding activities related to emergency care of children and the EMSC program. 

The Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine (COPEM) takes a coordinated approach to implement and coordinate components of the EMSC objectives into the existing EMS system. Components include implementation of hospital and pre-hospital standards, enhancement of pediatric education for hospital and pre-hospital providers, mandatory continuing education for all levels of pre-hospital providers, implementation of and continued support of injury prevention programs, addressing health care issues within our schools and daycare centers as well as data collection. This is accomplished through combined efforts with various professionals and organizations throughout the state including emergency medical services, fire departments, police departments, public health departments, pediatric emergency medicine physicians, day care centers, school-based programs, nurses/school nurses and other interested individuals.

To see the CoPEM member list, meeting schedule, past meeting minutes and agendas click here

The National EMSC program requires all EMSC State Partnership grantees collect data by surveying EMS agencies, to evaluate their progress toward meeting performance measures.  These performance measures were developed to document activities and accomplishments to improve the delivery of emergency services to children.  The EMSC program appreciates every effort taken by EMS agencies to participate in these surveys.  The information collected helps the Michigan EMSC program develop meaningful education and other support for EMS providers, to improve the ability to deliver improved care to ill and injured pediatric patients, across the state.

EMSCC Annual Survey Data

• 2017-2018
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023

The National EMSC program requires all EMSC State Partnership grantees collect data by assessing all hospitals with an ED open 24/7/365, to evaluate their progress toward meeting performance measures. These performance measures were developed to document activities and accomplishments to improve the delivery of emergency services to children. The EMSC program appreciates every effort taken by hospitals to participate in these assessments. The information collected helps the Michigan EMSC program develop meaningful education and other support for hospital-based providers, to improve the ability to deliver improved care to ill and injured pediatric patients, across the state.

This effort is supported by participation in the National Pediatric Readiness Project and completion of assessments during assessment periods. 
EDs can evaluate their pediatric readiness in three easy steps:

1. Take the National Pediatric Readiness Project open assessment at PedsReady.org available outside of the national assessment period for ED’s internal use.
2. Print or save the gap report summary that appears on the screen.
3. Use the report to identify gaps and work with your ED toward improvement.

The gap report summary is accepted for American College of Surgeons Trauma Center Verification where applicable. If you have questions about the assessment or would like more information, email PedsReady@hsc.utah.edu or visit National Pediatric Readiness Project

Currently the nation is in a QI period until the next national Pediatric Readiness Assessment 

• 2021 National Pediatric Readiness Assessment Report
• 2021 Michigan Pediatric Readiness Assessment Report
  • NPRP Gap Report Importance Statements
  • NPRP Gap Report – instructions to request for a facility
  • 2021 Peds Ready Assessment (with scoring information)

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