Managing Pediatric Trauma: Assessment

Hours: 1.50
# Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MPTP1

This course is intended to provide nurses with knowledge of pediatric stages of development, mechanisms of injury, and assessment best practices including the pediatric assessment triangle as they relate to trauma.

Course Description

This course is intended to provide nurses with knowledge of pediatric stages of development, mechanisms of injury, and assessment best practices including the pediatric assessment triangle as they relate to trauma.

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Course Details

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MPTP1

Hours: 1.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Describe pediatric trauma care and stages of development as they relate to trauma.
Identify common mechanisms of injury in the pediatric population.
Recall assessment techniques and emergency interventions for pediatric patients who experience trauma.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Pediatric Trauma Care

Trauma Care in the U.S.

Trauma Care in Children

Pediatric Trauma Assessment

Section 3: Pediatric Stages of Development and Trauma

Responding to the Call: Infant M

Infants (0 to 1 year)

Toddlers (1 to 3 years)

Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

Middle Childhood (6 to 11 years)

Teenagers (12 to 17 years)

Section 4: Mechanisms of Injury

Unintentional Injuries

Saving Infant M

Suffocation

Burns

Drowning

Falls

Motor Vehicle Crash (MVC)

Poisoning

Section 5: Clinical Vignette

After Resuscitation: Infant M

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Instructor: Stephanie M. Smith MS, BSN, RN, CPN

Stephanie was educated and trained in New York State as a Licensed Practical Nurse where she practiced pediatric hematology/oncology nursing at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and has over 25 years of clinical nursing experience. She earned her Associate in Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Leadership and Administration from Excelsior College. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, and is a former PALS instructor. Her clinical expertise is in acute pediatric medical surgical nursing and case management for children with medical complexity. She most recently worked at Duke Children's Hospital as a Nurse Clinician before coming to Relias.
Disclosure: Stephanie M. Smith MS, BSN, RN, CPN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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Managing Pediatric Trauma: Assessment

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