THE INSTITUTE-OF-MEDICINE REPORT ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL-SERVICES FOR CHILDREN - THOUGHTS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, AND EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

The emergency medical technician, the paramedic, and the emergency phy sician, as well as emergency physicians who have additional expertise in emergency medical service (EMS) prehospital care or pediatric emerg ency medicine (through experience or formal fellowship training), will all find the Institute of Medicine's report, Emergency Medical Servic es for Children (EMS-C), to be an invaluable background resource as we ll as a guide for EMS system and EMS-C-related planning. With both bre adth and depth, it reviews many of the issues in EMS-C today from many perspectives and provides practical information to enable these care givers to understand better the ''big picture'' of EMS-C as well as to assist them in continuing to make a difference in the day-to-day emer gency care for children. It is well referenced, engenders respect for all members of the team within the broad continuum of EMS-e, and provi des encouragement to them to work together to identify and address iss ues and solve problems to improve the quality of care for our nation's children.