| What
is EMSC? |
MEMSCIS |
Imagine - A one year old is seriously hurt after
being struck by a car. The paramedics are called and everybody
rests a little easier knowing that the help is on the way.
But are the paramedics trained to handle seriously injured
children?
Do they know which hospital in their community is best prepared
to treat children and will they take this child to that hospital
if there is a choice?
Do the doctors and nurses have the proper equipment and knowledge
to treat children?
Surprisingly, the answer to each of these questions could
be no...read more. |
Minnesota Emergency Medical Services for Children Information
Systems is designed to help families of children with special
health care needs. This system is designed to help the families
of children at risk by providing a secure online access to
pertinent information about their child. The fingertip availability
of this can be crucial to the care of this child at any time,
but particularly during an emergency situation...learn
more |
| Fact sheets for
families Children's activity page |
How to Prevent
and Handle Childhood Emergencies: A Handbook for Parents and
People Who Care for Children |
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This handbook provides family members and others caring
for children with basic information on preventing and responding
to childhood emergencies...learn more.
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| Children's activity
page |
Child Passenger
Safety |
| It's never too early to teach children the importance of
safety. Click here to printable
pages and resources to teach children of all ages about safety
and Emergency Medical Services. |
More children die in motor vehicle crashes than from all
childhood diseases combined. Each year, approximately 110
passengers under the age of 11 are killed or severely injured
in motor vehicle crashes in Minnesota…read
more. |
