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Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

by: American Academy of Pediatrics

Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

by: American Academy of Pediatrics

ISBN 13:
9780763743734
ISBN 10:
0763743739
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/30/2006
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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The American Academy of Pediatrics transformed pediatric prehospital care when it published Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP). The Second Edition continues this dedication with innovative approaches and unmatched, comprehensive content. PEPP, Second Edition is an exciting continuing education program designed specifically to teach prehospital professionals how to better assess and manage ill or injured children. The Second Edition has been completely updated and offers many enhancements. Learn more at www.PEPPsite.com.Learn more at www.PEPPsite.com.

Pediatric Assessment

(30)

Introduction

(1)

Summary of Assessment Flowchart

(1)

Prearrival Preparation

(1)

Scene Size-up

(1)

General Assessment: The Pediatric Assessment Triangle

(8)

Initial Assessment

(11)

Summary of General and Initial Assessment

(1)

Additional Assessment

(4)

Summary of Additional Assessment and Diagnostic Testing

(1)

Chapter Review

(2)

Using a Developmental Approach

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Responses to Illness and Injury

(1)

Summary of Communication Skills

(1)

Vital Signs Through the Ages

(2)

Anatomical Changes

(1)

Summary of Changes in Vital Signs and Anatomy Through Childhood

(2)

Assessment of the Infant

(1)

Toddlers

(2)

Assessment of the Preschooler

(1)

School-aged Children

(1)

Assessment of the School-aged Child

(1)

Adolescents

(1)

Assessment of the Adolescent

(1)

Children with Special Health Care Needs

(1)

Assessment of a CSHCN

(1)

Summary

(1)

Chapter Review

(2)

Respiratory Emergencies

(26)

Introduction

(1)

Respiratory Distress and Failure

(1)

Prearrival Preparation

(1)

Scene Size-up

(1)

General Assessment: The PAT

(1)

Initial Assessment: The ABCDEs

(3)

General Noninvasive Treatment

(1)

Summary of General and Initial Respiratory Assessment and General Noninvasive Treatment

(1)

Specific Treatment for Respiratory Distress

(10)

Summary of Specific Treatment for Respiratory Distress

(1)

Management of Respiratory Failure

(4)

Summary of Management of Respiratory Failure

(1)

Initial Assessment: The Transport Decision--Stay or Go?

(1)

Additional Assessment

(1)

Chapter Review

(2)

Cardiovascular Emergencies

(28)

Introduction

(1)

Prearrival Preparation

(1)

Scene Size-up

(1)

General Assessment: The PAT

(2)

Initial Assessment: The ABCDEs

(2)

Additional Assessment

(1)

Summary of Cardiovascular Assessment

(1)

Using the Assessment to Identify Shock

(1)

Hypovolemic Shock

(1)

Distributive Shock

(2)

Cardiogenic Shock

(1)

Obstructive Shock

(1)

General Noninvasive Treatment of Suspected Shock of All Types

(1)

Specific Treatment of Hypovolemia

(1)

Specific Treatment of Distributive Shock

(1)

Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock

(1)

Treatment of Obstructive Shock

(1)

Initial Assessment: Transport Decision

(1)

Summary of Shock States

(1)

Congenital Heart Disease

(1)

Dysrhythmias

(5)

Summary of Dysrhythmias

(1)

Cardiac Arrest

(3)

Summary of Cardiac Arrest

100

(1)

Drowning

100

(1)

Hypothermia

100

(2)

Chapter Review

102

(2)

Medical Emergencies

104

(24)

Introduction

106

(1)

Seizures

106

(3)

Assessment and Treatment of the Actively Seizing Child

109

(3)

Assessment of the Postictal Child

112

(1)

Summary of Seizures

113

(1)

Altered Level of Consciousness

113

(2)

Hypoglycemia

115

(2)

Summary of Altered Level of Consciousness and Hypoglycemia

117

(1)

Fever

117

(2)

Summary of Fever

119

(1)

Communicable Diseases

119

(1)

Gastroenteritis

119

(1)

Sepsis and Meningitis

120

(1)

Environmental Emergencies

121

(1)

Heat-Related Emergencies

121

(1)

Summary of Heat-Related Emergencies

122

(1)

Cold-Related Emergencies

122

(1)

Summary of Cold-Related Emergencies

123

(1)

Bites and Stings

124

(1)

Summary of Bites and Stings

125

(1)

Chapter Review

126

(2)

Trauma

128

(28)

Introduction

130

(1)

Fatal Injury Mechanisms

130

(1)

Unique Anatomic Features of Children: Effect on Injury Patterns

130

(4)

Mechanism of Injury: Effect on Injury Patterns

134

(2)

Assessment of the Injured Child

136

(1)

The General Assessment

136

(2)

The Initial Assessment

138

(7)

Summary

145

(1)

Special Airway Considerations in Pediatric Trauma

146

(1)

The Initial Assessment

147

(1)

Additional Assessment

147

(1)

Summary

148

(1)

Stabilization and Splinting for Transport

148

(2)

Pediatric Burn Patients

150

(3)

Summary of Burns

153

(1)

Chapter Review

154

(2)

Toxic Emergencies

156

(16)

Introduction

158

(1)

Age-Related Differences

158

(1)

Role of the Poison Center

159

(1)

Summary of Age-Related Differences

159

(1)

Prearrival Preparation and Scene Size-up

160

(1)

Assessment of the Child with a Possible Toxic Exposure

161

(3)

Summary of Assessment of the Child with a Possible Toxic Exposure

164

(1)

Toxicologic Management

165

(4)

Summary of Toxicologic Management

169

(1)

Medicolegal Issues

169

(1)

Chapter Review

170

(2)

Children in Disasters

172

(18)

Children in Disasters

174

(1)

What Is a Disaster?

174

(3)

Vulnerable Pediatric Physiological and Psychological Characteristics in Disasters

177

(1)

Roles of the Prehospital Professional in a Disaster

178

(1)

Specific Response Strategies

179

(2)

Effects of Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Explosive Disasters on Children

181

(1)

Pediatric Issues in Assessment and Treatment of Specific Toxic Exposures

182

(4)

Summary

186

(2)

Chapter Review

188

(2)

Emergency Delivery and Newborn Stabilization

190

(18)

Introduction

192

(1)

Triage of the Patient in Labor

192

(1)

Summary of Triage of Patient in Labor

193

(1)

Preparation for Delivery

193

(3)

Vaginal Delivery

196

(3)

Summary of Vaginal Delivery

199

(1)

Immediate Care of the Newly Born

199

(2)

Depressed Newly Born Resuscitation

201

(2)

Summary of Depressed Newly Born Resuscitation

203

(1)

Stabilization for Transport

204

(2)

Chapter Review

206

(2)

Children with Special Health Care Needs

208

(20)

Introduction

210

(1)

Assessment of CSHCN

210

(4)

Summary of Assessment of CSHCN

214

(1)

Transport

214

(1)

Summary of Transport

215

(1)

Technology-Assisted Children

215

(8)

Summary of Technology-Assisted Children

223

(1)

Behavioral Emergencies in Children

223

(1)

Additional EMS Considerations for CSHCN

224

(1)

Chapter Review

225

(3)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Death of a Child

228

(14)

Introduction

230

(1)

Definition of SIDS

230

(1)

Common Clinical Presentation

230

(1)

Epidemiology and Risk Factors

230

(1)

Summary of SIDS

231

(1)

Actions in Suspected SIDS

231

(1)

Summary of Actions in Suspected SIDS

232

(1)

Information Collection

233

(1)

Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTE)

234

(1)

Summary of ALTE

235

(1)

Responses to an Infant Death

235

(2)

Critical Incident Stress

237

(2)

Summary of Information Collection, Responses at the Scene, and Critical Incident Stress

239

(1)

Chapter Review

240

(2)

Child Maltreatment

242

(16)

Introduction

244

(1)

Background

244

(1)

Definition of Child Maltreatment

245

(2)

Summary of Background and Definition of Child Maltreatment

247

(1)

Child Protective Services (CPS)

247

(1)

Duties of the Prehospital Professional

247

(6)

Summary of Assessment in Suspected Maltreatment

253

(1)

Communication with the Child and Caregivers

254

(1)

Medicolegal Duties

254

(1)

Documentation

254

(1)

Duty to Report

254

(1)

Summary of Communication and Medicolegal Duties

255

(1)

Chapter Review

256

(2)

Medicolegal and Ethical Considerations

258

(14)

Introduction

260

(1)

Consent

260

(3)

Summary of Consent

263

(1)

Respect for Cultural or Religious Differences

263

(1)

Prehospital DNR Orders

264

(3)

Pediatric Policies and Procedures

267

(1)

Medical Control for Pediatrics

268

(1)

Summary of Rationale for Protocols, Policies, and Procedures

269

(1)

Chapter Review

270

(2)

Transportation Considerations

272

(10)

Pediatric Transport

274

(1)

How to Begin Transport

274

(1)

Summary of How to Begin Transport

274

(1)

Taking Caregivers in the Ambulance

275

(1)

Child Restraint Systems in Ambulances

276

(3)

Summary of Child Restraint Systems

279

(1)

Transport Mode

279

(1)

Multiple Patients

279

(1)

Summary of Transport Mode and Multiple Patients

279

(1)

Chapter Review

280

(2)

Making a Difference: What Can We Do?

282

(16)

Introduction

284

(1)

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)

284

(1)

Summary of EMSC

285

(1)

Injury and Illness Prevention

285

(3)

Summary of Prevention and Injury Control

288

(1)

The ``Medical Home''

289

(1)

Summary of the Medical Home

289

(1)

Quality and Safety in EMSC

290

(1)

Data and Information Management

291

(1)

Summary of Quality, Safety, Data Collection, and Information Management

292

(1)

Prevention: The Prehospital Professional's Role

292

(2)

Summary of Roles in Prevention

294

(1)

Call to Action: Advocacy for EMSC

294

(2)

Chapter Review

296

(2)

Procedures

298

(73)

Field Reporting

299

(3)

Length-Based Equipment Sizing and Drug Dosing

302

(2)

Oxygen Delivery

304

(3)

Suctioning

307

(3)

Airway Adjuncts

310

(3)

Foreign Body Obstruction

313

(2)

Bronchodilator Therapy

315

(2)

Bag-Mask Ventilation

317

(4)

Pulse Oximetry

321

(2)

Orogastric and Nasogastric Tube Insertion

323

(3)

Endotracheal Intubation

326

(5)

Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement

331

(3)

Advanced Airway Techniques

334

(6)

Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Injections

340

(3)

Intravenous Access

343

(3)

Intraosseous Needle Insertion

346

(3)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

349

(5)

AED and Defibrillation

354

(4)

Endotracheal Tube Drug Instillation

358

(2)

Rectal Administration of Benzodiazepines

360

(2)

Spinal Stabilization

362

(5)

Needle Thoracostomy

367

(2)

Removing and Replacing a Tracheostomy Tube

369

(2)

Appendix 1: Pediatric Medication Formulary

371

(8)

Glossary

379

(10)

Index

389

(15)

Additional Credits

404

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0763743739

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