E-Kit Contents
Other Useful Products
- 10 Tips Fact sheet - Ten succinct hints and reminders
for the general public to aid in emergencies. The list includes a definition
of an emergency situation, emergency contact information, and immediate steps
to take in common childhood emergencies. Also published in Spanish
- After the Emergency is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Child
and Youth Fact Sheet - This fact sheet defines post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), lists common symptoms, and provides adults with tips on how to help
children and youth who have suffered a traumatic event; includes lists of
available resources.
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violent Disasters Fact sheets
- These fact sheets discuss the impact of violence and disasters on children
and adolescents, and suggests steps to minimize long term emotional harm.
Subject areas covered include different emotional reactions based on age group,
as well as post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Injury Prevention and Kids: You Can Make a Difference Fact Sheet -
This fact sheet discusses the role of EMS professionals in injury prevention
campaigns. EMS personnel, nurses, and emergency physicians are encouraged
to become injury prevention advocates, learn more about injury prevention,
support community coalitions and school-based injury prevention programs,
participate in speakers bureaus, and be injury prevention role models in their
communities. Includes statistics on child and adolescent injury rates.
- When to Call an Ambulance for a Child Brochure - North Dakota Emergency
Medical Services for Children produced this brochure as a guideline for emergency
care. It describes when to call an ambulance for a child, information that
one needs to know when calling for help, and what to do until help arrives.
- EMSC: The Right Care When It Counts! Brochure - This fact-filled,
two-color pamphlet provides a brief overview of the EMSC Program. It answers
questions such as: What is EMSC? What are its goals? How are those goals achieved?
What has EMSC accomplished? Who can help improve children's emergency services?
Who do you call for more information? It is designed to educate health care
providers, parents, teachers, State and local legislators, news reporters,
and other influential audiences involved in improving pediatric health care.
- Injury Prevention for Children with Special Health Care Needs Article
& Resource Guide - The brcohure provides information for advocates,
parents, and local organizations to help them take an active role in promoting
and practicing safety for ALL children, especially those with special health
care needs. And the Resource Guide is a compilation of resources concerning
children with special health care needs. Appropriate for specialists, educators,
school personnel, and other professionals who are in contact with children
with special needs.
- Emergency Care Plans for Children with Special Health Care Needs -
This user-friendly fact sheet underscores the need for parents (or guardians
and other caregivers) to develop a written emergency care plan for children
with special needs. In addition to addressing the major elements of an emergency
care plan, such as allergies, medications and contraindications, baseline
findings, insurance and primary care physician information, the sheet provides
useful tips on working with school nurses, establishing relationships with
local EMS providers, and wearing medical bracelets and necklaces.