Managing Pediatric Trauma: Assessment
This course is intended to provide EMS professionals with knowledge of pediatric stages of development, mechanisms of injury, and assessment best practices including the pediatric assessment triangle as they relate to trauma.
This course is intended to provide EMS professionals 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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Kentucky Board Of Emergency Medical Services
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Tennessee Department of Health: Emergency Medical Services
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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. 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 in New York. Stephanie is a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, and a former PALS instructor. She has over 25 years of clinical nursing experience with expertise 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.
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