Indiana Emergency Medical
Services for Children
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ATTENTION EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS!
Influenza Update
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To date 37 children in the U.S. have died from influenza compared
to a total of 282 deaths in 2009-2010 influenza season.
Symptoms of the Flu: Fever of more than 100° F, Cough, Sore
Throat, Body Aches, Headache, Chills & Fatigue, Vomiting &
Diarrhea
The vaccine has been approximately 60% effective against flurelated illness. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET VACCINATED!
YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY THIS!
New web-based computer game
helps families prepare for
catastrophic disasters. This is
geared to all audiences and
teaches families how to prepare
for all types of hazards or
emergencies.
www.disasterhero.com
In the News:
A Simpler Immunization Schedule for
Kids and Teen
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Infecti
ousDisease/Vaccines/37055
High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less
Common Than Thought
National Pediatric Readiness
Project
The EMSC National Resource
Center is putting the final
touches on pre-assessment
invitation letters to be sent to
emergency departments in
Indiana! That means very soon
you will be asked to complete
the questionnaire that will help
increase our readiness to treat
kids in our emergency
departments! Look for it and
let us know if you have any
questions!
www.pediatricreadiness.org
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/n
ews/fullstory_133522.html
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
The Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine and EMSC have collaborated to develop the Pediatric Preparedness: A Resource for
Planning, Management and Provision of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care. This is a great review of pediatric emergencies in regards
to developing task forces, understanding the disaster management strategies, stages of development in cognitive, verbal, motor,
and physiological characteristics by age. Please visit the link below for access to the manual
http://webdoc.nyumc.org/nyumc/files/cpem/u3/pediatric_disaster_preparedness.pdf
Indiana EMSC Program Director
Elizabeth Weinstein, MD FAAEM, FACEP, FAAP
Indiana University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
elweinst@iupui.edu
Interim Indiana EMSC Program Manager
Gretchen Huffman, EMS-P, RN, MBA
Indiana University School of Medicine
ghuffman99@hotmail.com
Office Telephone: (317) 630-7399
Fax: (317) 656-4125