Course Code: REL-ACU-0-MPTP2
Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recall prehospital care and field triage of pediatric trauma patients.
Describe interventions for pediatric patients who have experienced asphyxiation, drowning, burns, and electrical injuries.
Describe interventions for pediatric patients who have experienced trauma to the head, thorax, abdomen, and extremities.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Pediatric Trauma and Trauma Management
Prehospital Care of Pediatric Trauma Patients  Â
Field Triage of Injured Patients
Pediatric Care in the Emergency Department
Responding to the Call: Marcus
Section 3: Management of Asphyxiation
Anaphylaxis
Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Foreign Body Aspiration
Seizures
Section 4: Management of Burns
Minor Burns
Major Burns
Section 5: Management of Drowning
Drowning
Section 6: Management of Electrical Injuries
Electrical Injuries
Assessment and Evaluation of Marcus
Section 7: Management of Head Trauma
Head Trauma
Section 8: Management of Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma
Thoracic Trauma
Abdominal Trauma
Section 9: Management of Trauma to the Extremities
Trauma to the Extremities
Upper Extremities
Lower Extremities
Section 10: Clinical Vignette
Case Scenario Questions: Marcus
Section 11: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Â
Instructor: Stephanie M. Smith MS, BSN, RN, CPN
Stephanie was educated and trained in New York State as a Licensed Practical Nurse where she practiced pediatric hematology/oncology nursing at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. She earned her Associate in Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nursing Leadership and Administration from Excelsior College in New York. Stephanie is a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, and a former PALS instructor. She has over 25 years of clinical nursing experience with expertise in acute pediatric medical surgical nursing and case management for children with medical complexity. She most recently worked at Duke Children’s Hospital as a Nurse Clinician before coming to Relias.
Subject Matter Expert: Daniel Migliaccio, FDP, FAAEM
Dr. Daniel Migliaccio is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Emergency Ultrasound as well as the Ultrasound Fellowship Director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. During Residency, Dr. Migliaccio was able to obtain an Honors Certificate in Medical Education from the Clinical Teaching Scholars Honors Program. He was also fortunate enough to be able to focus on his ultrasound skills, leading to an award for Outstanding Achievement in Ultrasound. Dr. Migliaccio is passionate about medical education, point of care ultrasound, and optimizing patient care using current literature. He is currently board certified in point of care ultrasound with a Focused Practice Designation in advanced point of care ultrasound through the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is enthusiastic about promoting Emergency Medicine and patient care nationally.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.
Relias Learning has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias Learning will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias Learning at support@reliaslearning.com.
All courses offered by Relias Learning, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.