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Pediatric Emergencies:
For School Nurses & Out-of-Hospital Providers:
Major Trauma, Medical, and more...!
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REFRESHED, ENLIGHTENED, and Attend this live seminar and leave CONFIDENT, as you will:
- Learn, enhance, and sharpen your assessment skills!
- Learn practical tools and tips to use on your next patient emergency!
- Learn how to: effectively communicate, transfer, and document emergencies!
- Network with peers, exchange ideas, and extinguish concerns!
Description: This full-day program is easy to follow, yet intense, the program is specifically designed for those providers who work in the out-of-hospital/pre-hospital environment. We will discuss various domains of pediatric emergencies: medical, trauma, psychosocial, and behavioral. This seminar will enlighten and sharpen your patient assessment skills and increase your knowledge of pediatric emergencies (scroll down for an outline of topics). You will leave this event feeling confident, refreshed, and ready for your next emergency! This program was recorded at a live event. Signing up for this program provides you with 7 days to complete this one-day program.
Audience: School Nurses, EMTs/Paramedics, Athletic Trainers, Student Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians’ Assistants, Day Care Center Providers, Patient Care Technicians, and many more…
Contact Hours: 8 Nursing Contact Hours are awarded (see the disclaimer, below, for other professions).
*Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17561, for 8 Contact Hours.
Speaker:
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Lee Taylor-Vaughan, JD, MSN, RN, APN, CCRN-CSC-CMC, PCCN, CEN, TCRN, LNC, NRP, CFRN moved to the USA (from England) and began his healthcare career in the Emergency Department, in 1995. He has completed programs for EMT, Paramedic, Registered Nurse, and Nurse Practitioner. He obtained his BS and MS in Nursing from Rutgers University and a Juris Doctor from Concord Law School. Lee’s career is focused strongly on Emergency/Critical Care: as a Paramedic, a Registered Nurse, and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Lee is easy to follow, energetic, dynamic, and has a friendly approach. |
Objectives:
- Apply a simple and easy to follow a rapid assessment
- Discuss pathophysiology and mechanism of injury
- Utilize the “assess-categorize-decide-act” approach
- Discuss appropriate actions for stabilizing critically ill or injured children
- Synthesize rapid assessment, effective communication, and accurate documentation
Tuition: $129 for 7-day access to complete this one day program. For Group Discounts please contact support@CardiacEd.com
Content/Agenda/Outline (times are approximated; order of presentation may change) SCROLL DOWN FOR DATES, VENUES, REGISTRATION
| Welcome, Introduction, Housekeeping, Disclaimers |
General Review of Emergency Concepts, Rapid Assessment, & Trauma
- Considerations: a head-to-toe/body systems approach.
- You, the Bystander(s), and the Patient(s): Safety
- Medical/Trauma: Assessment (an easy approach)
- Trauma Triage, Transport Options & Decisions, & Patient Disposition
- Jump-kit Considerations
- Aftermath: Communication, Transfer, & Documentation
Trauma:
- Shock: Overview/Reminders, and Rapid Assessment & Treatment
- Pathophysiology, Mechanism of Injury (MOI)
- Rapid Assessment & Treatment of Trauma Specific Related Injuries:
- Neurological/Concussion,
- Pulmonary,
- Cardiac,
- Abdomen/Pelvis,
- Extremities,
- Pain Management, and
- Burn Emergencies
- Injury & Trauma Prevention
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Medical, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Emergencies
Medical:
- Rapid Assessment & Treatment of Medical-Related Emergencies:
- Neurological,
- Pulmonary/Allergy/Anaphylaxis,
- Cardiovascular,
- Gastrointestinal,
- Endocrine,
- Hematology & Oncology,
- Overdose/Toxicology,
- Fever Emergencies
- (and more).
Psychiatric, Behavioral, & Child Abuse
Special Healthcare Needs: Tracheostomy/Ventilators/Shunts/Central Venous Catheters/G-Tubes
Algorithm Template Discussion |
Required Disclaimers: The Healthcare Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by The New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. All states accept these contact hours except for California and Iowa. Non-nursing professions should consult with their respective board to ensure nursing credit is acceptable for your credential renewal requirements. If you are not a nurse, and you are taking this program for educational credit, please verify your board’s acceptance before registering for this event, as refunds will not be issued. If credit is not accepted you are welcome to register. The Health Care Training Academy is a non-profit organization. Tuition is based upon the date received; we recommend registering online as you will need to create an account with your username and password. Purchase Orders are accepted.
