Resource Center
CECATN provides technical assistance to agencies about equipment and the development of pediatric emergency guidelines. Below are several resources we have compiled for hospitals and EMS service providers:
The Committee on Pediatric Emergency Care has created a list of recommended databases that can be used as a resource.
Hospitals
- TN Code Annotated Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities Standards for Pediatric Emergency Care Facilities (Pediatric Emergency Care Levels)
- Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities Board Interpretive Guidelines 10/2019 (Specifically, pages 26, 56, 57 & 68)
- Pediatric Emergency Care Designation Level for Hospitals in Tennessee
- NPRP Survey Checklist (Next assessment scheduled May-July 2021)
- Traumatic Brain Injury Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
- TN Chronic Pain Guidelines
- Critical Crossroads: Pediatric Mental Health Care in the Emergency Department
- WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children
- Clinical Pathway Evaluation of Possible Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)
- Children presenting to the ED with a mental health crisis toolkit
- PACES (Pediatric Acute Care Education Sessions) Just-in-Time educational videos
- MCJCHV CRPC COVID-19 and Pediatrics Webinar
- Emergency Room Pediatric Action Wall Chart
- Family Centered Care Assessment Tool - Pediatric Resuscitation
- Bullet Points - Clinical tools for preventing firearm injury
- Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety
Pediatric Emergency Care Facilities Licensure Surveyor Guidance With Interpretive Guidelines and New Tag Numbers:
EMS Services
- Mental Health First Aid Support Resources for EMS Providers - mental health first aid and crisis intervention and triage following a traumatic events and disasters
- Guidelines for Cuffed ETT Utilization in the Pediatric Patient
- Tennessee Office of EMS Board Approved Continuing Education Hours
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Transporting Children in an Ambulance
- NASEMSO Pediatric Transport Resource for Ambulances
- When a Child Dies: The Parent's Perspective - a qualitative study review
- National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Checklist
- Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Pain Management: Recommendations
- Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Toolkit
- The National Association of EMS Physicians Compendium of Airway Management Position Statements and Resource Documents
- Ground and air medical transport of radiologically contaminated patients
- Pediatric Pain Management
All Emergency Providers
- Fever
- Pneumonia
- Novel Coronavirus Information Center
- Caring for Children With Complex Medical Conditions During COVID-19
- AAP Guideline in treating children with MIS-C
- COVID-19 Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), March-July 2020 data
- Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Exercises
- Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator Slide Overview (PECC)
- PECC Resources
- Pediatric focused trauma in an MCI
- Healthcare System Preparedness Considerations (ASPR TRACIE)
- Radiation Surge Annex Pediatric Workshop Resources
- Brain Injury Resource Page