Pediatric Trauma 2022: Providing High-Quality Care - PDF eBook

The latest installment in an award-winning series, Pediatric Trauma 2022: Providing High-Quality Care facilitates excellence by covering the latest scientific information on caring for children who present with traumatic injuries. Perfect for pediatric trauma programs, this book provides 18 hours of pediatric trauma-specific CME/CE credits, meeting the yearly requirements for trauma-certified professionals.

Pediatric Trauma 2022 topics include:

1. Infections and Prophylaxis in Pediatric Trauma Patients: Review early recognition of infections and understand the indications for prophylaxis
2. Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department: Review nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic adjuncts for anxiety, pain, or successful completion of diagnostic testing, therapeutic interventions, and procedural sedation
3. Pediatric Bony Knee Injuries: Review diagnostic testing, management, and referrals for pediatric bony knee injuries
4. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Everything but the Bones: Review use of point-of-care ultrasound of the musculoskeletal system to identify diseases, including soft tissue infections, abscesses, and foreign bodies
5. Pediatric Drowning: Review diagnosis and management of a child presenting with complications from pediatric drowning
6. Pediatric Readiness: Review steps to ensure hospitals are prepared to address the pediatric-specific needs of children in the emergency department

Key Benefits:

1. Delivers unbiased, clinically relevant information on the latest national standards, guidelines, and protocols for treating pediatric trauma patients
2. Comprehensive online publication that provides the latest information on treating children with traumatic injuries
3. Describes modalities to identify various traumatic conditions
4. Cites methods to quickly stabilize and manage pediatric patients
5. Identifies complications that may occur with traumatic injuries in children

Features:

1. Provides latest evidence on how to best treat children who have experienced a traumatic event
2. Includes valuable tables, figures, charts, photographs, and images to support the information
3. Easy format for physicians and nurses to earn pediatric trauma-specific continuing education credits
4. Provides clinically relevant information on pediatric trauma injuries, challenges, and controversies

Expiration: Sept. 30, 2024

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Faculty:

Physician Editor:
Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Division Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, PRISMA Health
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Peer Reviewers:
Aaron Leetch, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Arizona, Tucson

Humberto Liriano, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile

Robert Schafermeyer, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FIFEM
Owner, Schafermeyer Consulting, LLC, Charlotte, NC; Past President, American College of Emergency Physicians

Nurse Reviewers:
Laura Bauer, RN, BSN, CPEN
Pediatric Emergency Department RN, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ

Andrea Light, MS, BSN, RN, EMT, TCRN, CEN
Trauma Program Manager, Mt. Carmel East, Columbus, OH

Julie M. Matson, MSN, RN, TNS, CEN
Manager of Trauma Services and PAEMS, OSF Healthcare St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

Learning Objectives:

The objectives of Pediatric Trauma 2022 are to:

• Discuss conditions that should increase suspicion for traumatic injuries in pediatric patients.
• Describe the various modalities used to identify different traumatic conditions.
• Cite methods of quickly stabilizing and managing pediatric patients.
• Identify possible complications that may occur with traumatic injuries in children.

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for physicians participating in trauma programs, trauma center nurses, emergency department physicians, and emergency department nurses.

Accreditation and Credit Designation:

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

18 ANCC contact hours will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion. California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP#13791.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 18 hours of ACEP Category I credit.

Instructions for Participation:

Physicians and nurses participate in this CME/CNE activity by reading the issues, using the provided references for further research and studying the questions at the end of each issue. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they've learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will be directed to an online activity evaluation form. Once that is submitted, they will receive their credit letter.

ISBN: 978-1-941481-64-6

Product Code: E21214