Safer emergency care for children in rural areas
Reducing Disparities for Children in Rural Emergency Resuscitation (RESCU-ER)
This project aims to improve emergency response and survival for infants and children in rural communities who need ambulance or first-responder help.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11141225 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a parent's view, researchers will compare how often and why children in rural areas experience life-threatening emergencies compared with children in cities. They will link EMS (ambulance/first-responder) records with hospital outcomes and other health data to see where problems and deaths occur. Trained reviewers will identify adverse safety events during out-of-hospital care and highlight which steps could be changed. The team will work with EMS agencies to characterize modifiable factors that might improve stabilization, transport, and survival for rural children.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children aged 0–11 from rural communities who require EMS response for emergencies (and their caregivers) are the most directly relevant participants or beneficiaries.
Not a fit: Children who never need EMS care or those exclusively treated in urban systems are less likely to be involved or to directly benefit from the findings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could make prehospital care safer and reduce deaths among infants and children in rural communities.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research in urban EMS found many adverse safety events in out-of-hospital pediatric care, but applying these methods to rural settings is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Guise, Jeanne-Marie — Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Guise, Jeanne-Marie
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.