Emergency Pediatric Care 4e with Course Manual

Emergency Pediatric Care, Fourth Edition is an essential continuing education course for practitioners to refresh and update their clinical knowledge, practice psychomotor skills, and apply critical thinking to potential patient presentations. It uses a specialized version of the Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, Fourth Edition as the reference text and includes comprehensive coverage of pediatric development and assessment, respiratory emergencies, trauma care, shock and circulation, medical emergencies, toxicological emergencies, maltreatment, obstetric and newborn care, children with special healthcare needs, and behavioral health.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 14 June 2022
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc

Each year in the United States, approximately 1.6 million pediatric patients are transported by ambulance to an emergency department, and millions more are cared for around the globe. Because pediatric prehospital patient care is considered low-frequency, high-acuity care, it is vital for practitioners to refresh and update their clinical knowledge, practice psychomotor skills, and apply critical thinking to potential patient presentations to ensure these skills are ready to be applied when a pediatric call is received. Emergency Pediatric Care, Fourth Edition is the next step in the evolution of this critical continuing education course. The EPC Course uses a specialized version of the Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, Fourth Edition as the reference text, bundled with a course manual. This course manual is an engaging resource that can continue to be consulted after the course to assist practitioners in providing the best care for their young patients.

A Family-Centered Approach to Pediatric Care

NAEMT's EPC program serves pediatric patients through the global education of prehospital care practitioners of all levels. The EPC program promotes excellence in pediatric patient management by all practitioners involved in the delivery of prehospital care. The main goal of the EPC course is not just to assure that EMS practitioners can take better care of ill and injured children. It also recognizes that almost every pediatric call revolves around the needs of not only the child, but also the child's caregivers.

This course manual includes comprehensive coverage of these topics and more:

Pediatric Development and Assessment

Pediatric respiratory emergencies

Pediatric trauma care

Shock and circulation

Common pediatric illnesses and injuries

Cardiovascular emergencies

Neurological emergencies

Burns and poisoning

Infectious diseases

Environmental emergencies

Pregnancy-related emergencies

Psychosocial and ethical considerations

Disaster preparedness and response

The EPC Course is designed to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills they need to provide the best possible care for pediatric patients in emergency situations. It is a comprehensive program that covers a wide range of topics and is designed to be accessible to practitioners of all levels.

The course manual is an essential resource for practitioners, and it includes a variety of tools and resources to assist practitioners in learning and applying the material. It includes case studies, quizzes, and reference materials to help practitioners test their knowledge and apply the material to real-world situations.

In conclusion, Emergency Pediatric Care, Fourth Edition is a critical continuing education course for practitioners who provide care to pediatric patients in emergency situations. The EPC Course uses a specialized version of the Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, Fourth Edition as the reference text, bundled with a course manual. This course manual is an engaging resource that can continue to be consulted after the course to assist practitioners in providing the best care for their young patients. The EPC Program promotes excellence in pediatric patient management by all practitioners involved in the delivery of prehospital care. The main goal of the EPC course is not just to assure that EMS practitioners can take better care of ill and injured children. It also recognizes that almost every pediatric call revolves around the needs of not only the child, but also the child's caregivers. The course manual includes comprehensive coverage of these topics and more, and it is designed to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills they need to provide the best possible care for pediatric patients in emergency situations.

Weight: 964g
ISBN-13: 9781284255096
Edition number: 4 ed