Reducing the Pucker Factor: When Kids Don’t Fit the Plan - Episode 2

Reducing the Pucker Factor – Episode 2

In this episode, Christopher Blake sits down with Pat Frost, President of the National Pediatric Disaster Coalition, to discuss pediatric readiness in EMS, disaster preparedness, and the survival benefit of system-level pediatric planning.

We explore:
• The 60–76% mortality reduction associated with pediatric readiness
• Why Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECs) are critical
• The 2026 Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Assessment
• Barriers facing rural and volunteer EMS agencies
• Why pediatric readiness improves both patient outcomes and provider resilience

Pediatric readiness is not about perfection.

It’s about ownership, intention, and building systems before the worst day happens.

Stay curious. Stay humble. Stay ready.