Use of Equity Report Cards to Mitigate Disparities in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Care for Injured Children
Children's National Research Institute
Summary
This trial will assess whether development and sharing of 'Equity Report Cards' focussed on the recognition and treatment of pain for injured children by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) can help decrease disparities by race and ethnicity.
Description
This is a pragmatic trial using an interrupted time-series design. The investigators will collect two years of retrospective data to establish a baseline. At month 2 the investigators will distribute EMS Agency-level 'Equity Report Cards' to both agency leadership and all frontline EMS providers. This 'Equity Report Card' will contain monthly pooled, agency-level information summarizing clinical data for injured children stratified by race/ethnicity. At month 7 the investigators will also distribute Battalion-level 'Equity Report Cards' to agency leadership and all frontline EMS providers. The…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Up to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Children less than 18 years old * Assessed by District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services (DC FEMS) * Injury related chief complaint, primary or secondary impression Exclusion Criteria: \- None
Interventions
- OtherEquity Report Cards
At month 2 the investigators will distribute EMS Agency-level 'Equity Report Cards' to both agency leadership and all frontline EMS providers. This 'Equity Report Card' will contain monthly pooled, agency-level information summarizing clinical data for injured children stratified by race/ethnicity. At month 7 the investigators will also distribute Battalion-level 'Equity Report Cards' to agency leadership and all frontline EMS providers.
Location
- Children's National Medical CenterWashington D.C., District of Columbia