Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)

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EMSC Mission

The EMSC Program works to decrease pediatric mortality and morbidity due to severe illness or injury by enhancing pediatric emergency care services throughout the state. It does this by building partnerships across the continuum of emergency care, offering special programs and training opportunities, and through policy development.

EMSC Coordinator

  • Martha Gohlke, HPA-1,
    New York State Department of Health, Bureau of EMS
    433 River Street, Suite 303
    Troy, NY 12180
    (518) 402-0996 ext 1, prompt 4
    mag20@health.state.ny.us

NYS EMSC Advisory Committee

The EMSC Advisory Committee shall advise the department, the commissioner, the state emergency medical services council, the state emergency medical advisory committee, and the state trauma advisory committee regarding all aspects of emergency medical services for children, including, but not necessarily limited to, pediatric emergency medical, trauma, and disaster care, and the early care of maltreated children and children with special health care needs.

The EMSC Advisory Committee will meet, at a minimum, quarterly, or as often as its business may require.

NYS EMSC Advisory Committee Members

Name Name
Robert Amler, M.D. FAAP, FACPM,
Dean and Professor
New York Medical College School of Public Health, Suite 322
506 Lenox Avenue
Valhalla, New York 10595
(914) 594-4531
 Richard M. Cantor, M.D., FAAP, FACEP
SUNY Upstate Medical University,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210
(315) 464-4363
Susan Brillhart, MS, RN, CPNP
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
199 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10037
(212) 220-8244
 Sharon Chiumento, BSN, EMT-P,
EMS Quality Improvement Coordinator
University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 4-9200
Rochester, New York 14642
Arthur Cooper, M.D., MS,
Chief of Pediatric Surgical Critical Care
Harlem Hospital
506 Lenox Avenue
New York, New York 10037
(212) 939-4003
 Ann Fitton, Deputy Chief, EMT-P,
C/O EMS Operations
Fire Dept. of the City of New York
9 Metro Tech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 281-3387
Jonathan S. Halpert, M.D., FACEP, REMT-P
Prime Care Physicians PLLC
Medical Director, Prime Care Urgent Care Center
400 Patroon Creek Boulevard, Suite 100
Albany, New York 12206-5041
(518) 445-4444, ext. 2
 Robert Kanter, M.D.,
Director, Critical Care and Inpatient Pediatrics
SUNY Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210
(315) 464-5800
Kathleen Lillis, M.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Children and Women's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, New York 14222
(716) 878-7109
 Rita Molloy, RN, CS, CPNP
Mary G. Clarkson School Nurse
1415 East Third Avenue
Bay Shore, New York 11706
(631) 968-1202
Janice Rogers, MS, RN, CS
NYS Emergency Nurses Association
c/o University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, New York 14642
(585) 275-6653
 Robert C. Smath, EMT-P
NYS Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Assoc
73-25 Little Neck Pwy.
Glen Oaks, NY 11004-1130
(718) 343-7084
Elise Van Der Jagt, M.D., MPH,
Associate Professor of Pediatric and Critical Care
Children's Hospital at Strong Memorial
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 667
Rochester, NY 14642
(585) 275-8138
 Ruth Walden
Parent Representative, CSHCNs
NYS Department of Health
Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health
ESP, Corning Tower, Room 210
Albnay, New York 12237
(518) 474-2001

NYS EMSC Products

The New York State Trauma System: A Special Report on Pediatric Trauma 1994-1998 - (PDF, 690KB, 73pg.)

Be Prepared for Medical Emergencies Involving Your Child brochure - (PDF, 118KB, 2pg.)
Pub. #4183

New York State Prehospital Pediatric Care Course (PPCC)
Pub. #4156

Children with Special Health Care Needs - Prehospital Care Reference Card - (PDF, 231KB, 2pg.)
Pub. #4158

New York State Pediatric Assessment Reference Card (Updated 04/07) - (PDF, 256KB, 2pg.)
Pub. #4157

Some NYS EMSC products are available from the Department's Distribution Center. To order, call (518) 465-8170. Provide the product name and publication number. There is no fee for the products.

If you have any problem obtaining any of the PDF files, please contact the EMSC program at (518) 402-0996 Ext. 1,4.

The EMSC Program provides prehospital care services with EMSC-related resources for education and events such as open houses, when requested, as available. However, this activity is limited. Therefore, services are encouraged to contact the National EMSC Resource Center, at http://www.ems-c.org, to review and order a variety of EMSC products through the National EMSC Clearinghouse. Many of these products or resources are free of charge or are downloadable. When visiting the National EMSC web site, click on Products and Resources, then EMSC Product Catalog. Available resources are arranged by subject area.

Resources

Safe Kids

Child Abuse and Maltreatment

EMTs were added to the list of mandated reporters of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment in February 1, 2002. While EMTs are not specifically required to obtain training in child abuse and maltreatment, the Bureau of EMS EMSC Program has been able to develop and identify training options to assist EMS providers in carrying out their mandated reporter responsibilities.

Training

Child Abuse and Neglect: A Continuing Education Course for NYS EMTs*

This course was completed and rolled out across New York State in early 2006. It is designed to teach EMTs how to recognize the signs of potential child abuse and neglect, and describes the steps to take in reporting it as mandated reporters. The course has seven (7) chapters: Introduction, Definitions, Recognition, High-Risk Families, Reporting, Documentation, and Child Protective Services. The CDROM version of the course contains the course presentation, the instructor text, and student handouts. The instructor textbook is also available in hard copy and can be used as a student textbook as well. The course can normally be taught in approximately 3-1/2 hours.

* To teach this course an EMS instructor must have taken a train-the-trainer course. For a list of providers who have been trained to teach the course, please contact your Regional EMS Program Agency or EMSC Program at (518) 402-0996, ext. 1,4.

  • To obtain instructor CDROM: contact EMSC Program at (518) 402-0996, ext. 1, 4.
  • Textbooks can be obtained by email request to the department's distribution center at: b0019w@health.state.ny.us.

Mandated Reporter Training for Emergency Medical Service Professionals, copy of satellite broadcast

This copy of a live, satellite broadcast training program provides key information on EMT responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse and maltreatment/neglect. Information is presented by a panel of experts, interspersed with interviews of EMTs with experience in reporting suspected cases of child abuse. It is a 2-hour program. This program has specific handouts that are necessary for conducting the scenarios contained within it. The handouts can be downloaded at www.ocfs.state.ny.us/ohrd/handouts/539.pdf.

  • To obtain a DVD or VHS copy, contact your regional EMS Program Agency.

Training from The Center for Development of Human Services, a training contractor of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services

This agency is charged with providing FREE training to ALL mandated reporters in New York State.

  • To request a training program in your community or region, send an e-mail request to mandatedreporter@bsc-cdhs.org or call (518) 435-1825, ext. 211.

Training from the County Department of Social Services Office

Many County DSS offices have trainers or Community Outreach Liaisons who provide training for mandated reporters in the community. A listing of county DSS offices, with their contact information can be found at www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/localdss.asp.