EMS 251 - Advanced Pediatric Life Support

Offered SM
Lecture- 1
1 credit hrs/1 contact hrs
Prerequisite: Completion of all EMS courses with a “C” or better (2.0 out of a 4.0 scale)
Corequisite: EMS 201 - Paramedic II, EMS 211 - Paramedic Pharmacology II, EMS 221 - Paramedic Cardiology II, EMS 241 - Paramedic Clinical II, EMS 250 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, EMS 252 - Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support

Course is designed to prepare paramedic students to respond to emergencies in infants and children; seeking to improve outcomes for pediatric patients through effective recognition and intervention in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest. A focus will be placed on high performance team dynamics and high-quality communication within the team.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Perform high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) standards.
Differentiate whether or not a patient requires immediate intervention.
Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within appropriate timeframe.
Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure. Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure.
Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock. Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock.
Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias.
Define clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias.
Implement post–cardiac arrest management.
Apply teamwork dynamics in the effort to accomplish appropriate outcomes.