Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC)

The Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) course focuses on critical pediatric physiology, illnesses, injuries, and interventions.

Topics Includes:

• The pathophysiology of the most common critical pediatric emergency issues and critical thinking skills to help practitioners make the best decisions for their patients
• Application of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT), a tool to help EMS practitioners rapidly and accurately assess pediatric patients
• The importance of family-centered care
• Understanding and communicating with children
• Airway management, breathing, and oxygenation
• Cardiac emergencies
• Recognizing child abuse and neglect
• Hypoperfusion and shock
• Newborn resuscitation