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Pediatric Emergencies for School Nurses & Out-of-Hospital Providers: Trauma, Medical, & More...

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Pediatric Emergencies: For School Nurses & Out-of-Hospital Providers: Part I

Major Trauma, Major Medical, and more

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This is a Video-Led lecture recorded at one of our Live Pediatric Emergency Programs.

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 during your next patient emergency!
Learn how to: effectively communicate, transfer, and document emergencies!
Network with peers, exchange ideas, and extinguish concerns!

Description: This 8-hour is easy to follow, yet the intense program is specifically designed for those providers who work in an 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!

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) and Florida Board of Nursing (Provider #50-24286) for up to, for 8 Contact Hours.

Course Completion: Upon completing this course, attendees receive a certificate of attendance and 8 ANCC nursing contact hours. Attendees who also pass the knowledge validation quiz receive a separate course completion certificate. The quiz is based entirely on course content, consists of 20 multiple-choice questions, requires a passing score of 80%, and allows up to 4 attempts. Quiz completion may be required by your employer or district — please check with your supervisor if this is required. The completion certificate and contact hours certificate are issued as separate documents.

Content/Sample Agenda/Outline:

Part I: 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

Part II: 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

Adjourn

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Faculty/Speaker:

Lee Taylor-Vaughan, PhD, JD, RN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC-CMC, PCCN, CEN, TCRN, NREMT-P, LNC, CFRN, is a native of Yorkshire, England, who began his healthcare career over 20 years ago in the ER & ICU. During this time, he has completed programs in EMT and paramedic, a BS, an MS in nursing from Rutgers University, a Doctor of Law from Concord Law School, and a PhD from the University of Arizona.

Since 1997, he has provided continuing education for nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals. He has also co-authored the CEN® & the CCRN® Examination review books with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio RN Ph.D. Lee travels the USA, providing many types of examination review courses, including the CCRN review course with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, RN, Ph.D.

Lee’s career primarily focuses on emergency and critical care. He is currently practicing as an acute care nurse practitioner in a cardiothoracic surgery intensive care unit in the NYC metro area.

You will discover that Lee is an enthusiastic, easy-to-follow, down-to-earth, and energetic lecturer; he holds national and international speaking engagements covering many topics.

The planners, presenters, and others in a position to control the content of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. This educational activity is entirely free from commercial support or sponsorship, and there are no financial disclosures associated with the content of this seminar.

Required Contact Hours Disclaimers

Nursing Continuing Education: Accepted in ALL states (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY).
Conflict of Interest: The planning committee, presenters, faculty, authors, and content reviewers have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Presentation Standards: Speakers must provide balanced and unbiased presentations. All content has been reviewed, and any identified bias has been addressed.
Program Support: This program has no commercial support, joint providership, or sponsorship.

Approvals and Accreditations:

Health Care Training Academy Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association (an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation). Provider ID: P295-8/2025-90.
Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17561.
Approved via CE Broker for FL, GA, SC, NC, AK (Provider ID: 50-24286).

Important Notes:

Accreditation: Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by The Health Care Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd), NJSNA, or ANCC of any commercial products displayed during this program (if applicable).
Non-Nursing Professionals: Non-nursing professionals should verify with their respective boards to ensure nursing contact hours are acceptable for credential renewal. Refunds will not be issued if your board does not accept nursing credits.
Refund Policy: All registrations are final. No refunds, credits, extensions, or transfers are allowed. Before registering, verify your availability and ability to complete the program.
Contact Hour Requirements: Partial contact hours are not awarded. You must attend and complete all program requirements to receive nursing continuing education credit.
ANCC Policy: ANCC does not permit the issuance of contact hours for BLS provider courses, except for BLS Instructor courses.
College Credit: This activity does not offer college credit unless explicitly stated.

Criteria to Earn Contact Hours:

The entire session must be attended to receive nursing continuing education credit.