Wisconsin Emergency Medical Service for Children (EMSC)

The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program is a national initiative administered by the USDHSS  Health Resource Services Administration in partnership with the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Wisconsin EMSC program partners with the Wisconsin Emergency Medical System Program  and the State Trauma Care Advisory Council to ensure that state of the art pediatric emergency medical services are integrated into the overall EMS system, and are accessible to all children. 

The Wisconsin EMSC Advisory Committee:

The Mission of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Advisory Committee is to improve young lives for big futures by promoting injury prevention and reducing childhood death and disability. The missions will be accomplished by achieving:

• A state where all children and their families have equal and timely access to state-of-the-art emergency care.

• A state where a community of partners applies evidence-based knowledge and resources to prevent childhood illness and injury.

• A state where all children receive a continuum of family-centered, culturally-competent care.

Membership on the EMSC Advisory Committee membership includes: pediatric and emergency / trauma care specialists (physicians, nurses), emergency response staff, parents, a nurse affiliated with a state-wide education program, a representative of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, and several other State program directors.  The Chair of the EMSC Advisory Committee is:

Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH
University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital
Phone: 608-263-8901

Meetings of the EMSC Advisory Committee are held in conjunction with the Emergency Medical Services Board and the State Trauma Advisory Council. For further information on the Committee or Committee meetings please contact the Joyce Andersen.

Quick Links:

• EMSC Federal Performance Measures
• Required Pediatric Equipment and Recommended Pediatric Kit (PDF 49 KB)
• Recommended Guidelines For Physicians Offices, Clinics, and Urgent Care Centers for Pediatric Emergency Preparedness (PDF 82 KB) 
• The Right Care When it Counts Brochure  (PDF 640 KB)

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Last Revised: May 20, 2008