1-14a. Increase the number of States and the District of Columbia that have implemented statewide pediatric protocols for online medical direction.
Target: All States and the District of Columbia.
Baseline: 18 States had implemented statewide pediatric protocols for online medical
direction in 1997.
Target setting method: Total coverage.
Data source: Emergency Medical Services for Children Annual Grantees Survey, HRSA.
1-14b. Increase the number of States and the District of Columbia that have adopted and disseminated pediatric guidelines that categorize acute care facilities with the equipment,
drugs, trained personnel, and other resources necessary to provide varying levels of pediatric emergency and critical care.
Target: All States and the District of Columbia.
Baseline: 11 States had adopted and disseminated pediatric guidelines that categorize acute care facilities with the equipment, drugs, trained personnel, and other resources necessary to provide varying levels of pediatric emergency and critical care in 1997.
Target setting method: Total coverage.
Data source: Emergency Medical Services for Children Annual Grantees Survey, HRSA.
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