Illinois Pediatric Education

Under the guidance of the Illinois EMSC Advisory Board and multidisciplinary committees, the following FREE educational modules have been developed:

• Caring for Children During Disasters: Decontamination 
  0.5 Continuing education hours has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. Course expires April 30, 2023.
• Caring for Children During Disasters: Identifying, Tracking, and Reunifying Unaccompanied Minors
  0.75 Continuing education hours has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety.  Course expires on August 31, 2022.

• Caring for Children During Disasters: Incorporating Children in Disaster Exercises
  0.75 Continuing education hours has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. Course expires on November 30, 2022.

• Create Your Own Pediatric Mock Code Program
  Illinois EMSC has developed resources to assist healthcare organizations in developing and enhancing their pediatric mock code programs.
• Disaster Mental Health Response for Children (3rd Edition)
  1 Continuing education hour has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. Course expires on January 31, 2023.
• Pediatric Disaster Triage: Utilizing the JumpSTART^© Method.
  1 Continuing education hour has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. Course expires on June 30, 2022.
• Pediatric Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) (5th Edition)
  3 Continuing education hours have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. Course expires on June 30, 2022.
• Pediatric Rapid Response Teams Guidelines for Implementing a Team (2nd Edition)
  1 Continuing education hour has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. Course currently under review.
• Pediatric Seizures (5th Edition - February 2022)
  1.5 Continuing education hours have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety. (This is a revision to the original document that was published in June 2012.) Course expires on January 31, 2022.