We Stand For Care

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital’s recently-formed Pediatric Advance Workshop With Simulation (PAWWS) is working with Bay Area firefighters to provide children in emergencies with the greatest possible care.

Over 150 local firefighters will receive advanced pediatric training on November 5, 7 and 14. “When searching out training for this, we wanted our people to receive the best we could find. Clearly the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Center for Nursing Excellence is arguably the best in the country. So the partnership only made sense to us,” said John Kammeyer, EMS Division Chief, Central San Mateo County Fire Departments.

The firefighters, using their own equipment, will enter unexpected simulations with the goal of rescuing lifelike pediatric mannequins. Nurses and doctors will review the videotape of each scenario to provide feedback on the technical and behavioral skills required to save kids’ lives.

Lynda Knight, RN, who developed the PAWWS program at Packard Children’s, offered a salute to the firefighters’ dedication. “These are true public servants. They’re taking this training because they know that saving lives is their mission. We’re proud to partner with them, and we expect to learn and share a lot through our work together.”

Read more about the pediatric emergency training the firefighters received from PAWWS.