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 PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT

     
 

 
     
 


 

 
     

Target Audience
Paramedics, EMT's, Firefighters, EMS/Fire Administrators, EMS Educators, Emergency
Nurses, First Responders and other Allied
Health Professionals.

Program Scope and Use
This program is designed to be a continuing education tool to help advanced providers enhance their knowledge with alternative options when involved in resuscitation efforts. It is not intended as the sole source of education for the new advanced provider. This lesson is self-study,
self-paced. When you complete a particular section, use the arrow buttons at the bottom of the page to go back or advance to the next slide.

Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

List three growth and development characteristics for infants.
List three growth and development characteristics for toddlers.
List three growth and development characteristics for school age children.
List three growth and development characteristics for adolescents.
Describe two techniques for successful evaluation of infants.
Describe two techniques for successful evaluation of toddlers.
Describe two techniques for successful evaluation of school age children.
Describe two techniques for successful evaluation of adolescents.
State two special concerns in the care of the developmentally challenged child.
List three common responses of distressed families to acute childhood illness
   and injury.
State the three elements of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle.
Describe two differences between the Pediatric Assessment Triangle and the Initial
   Pediatric Survey.
List four characteristics of appearance.
Relate three methods to assess appearance.
List two methods to assess work of breathing.
List two methods to assess circulation to skin.
Name the components of the mnemonic AEIOU-TIPS.
Explain the components of the quality of breathing section of the pediatric breathing
   assessment.
Explain the components of the work of breathing section of the pediatric breathing
   assessment.
Explain the use of a body movement assessment in the pediatric neurological
   assessment.
Explain the use of a eye assessment in the pediatric neurological assessment.
Demonstrate the proper method of assessing heart sounds in the pediatric patient.
Demonstrate the proper method of assessing breath sounds in the pediatric patient.

Continuing Education Hours
One Hour

Course Fee
$10.00

Faculty
John Todaro, REMT-P, RN, TNS
Ivan Mustafa, REMT-P, RN, BSN

Disclosures
John Todaro, REMT-P, RN, TNS has no commercial affiliations to disclose.
Ivan Mustafa, REMT-P, RN, BSN has no commercial affiliations to disclose.

The Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center adheres to ACCME standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education, and the disclosure of faculty and commercial sponsor relationships (if any) will be made known during the educational activity. Faculty are expected to openly disclose inclusion of discussion on any off-label, experimental or investigative use of drugs, devices, or equipment or any commercial sponsorship relations in their presentations.

CE Participation Instructions
To participate in this program for CE credit, please review the objectives before beginning the program. Register above for the course whereby a link to the course, post-test and self-assessment survey will be provided via email. Take the course, complete and pass the post-test (70% minimum score) and then complete the self-assessment survey to receive CE credit. Your certificate will be emailed to the email address you provide during the course registration process.

Accreditation
Paramedics and EMT’s - This educational activity is approved by the Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS) and the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of EMS. Participants that require additional approval should consult their local Medical Director or State EMS Office.

Nurses - Up to 1 nursing contact hour will be provided by the Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC). The EMLRC is approved as a provider of nursing education by the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider #2731.
 

 
     

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