Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Providers

Going out on a critical pediatric call is one if the most stressful parts of being an EMS provider. Even in a non-¬critical setting, assessing a pediatric patient presents unique challenges.
With only 10% of calls involving children, and only 1 in 100 dealing with critical pediatric patients, do you have the skills to answer these questions in the first few seconds on-scene?

How sick is this child?

How quickly do I need to act?

What is this child’s physiological problem?

PEPP represents a comprehensive source of pre-hospital medical information for the emergent care of infants and children. Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, PEPP is an exciting new pro¬gram designed specifically to teach pre-hospital professionals how to better assess and manage ill or injured children.