Responding to an emergency call is stressful. Now add in the fact that the patient who needs care is a child, or infant. There are more factors to consider, such as developmental milestones, weight-based medication dosages, and different methods of treating a pediatric patient. You have to adapt your mindset and skillset to go in knowing some treatment methods will need to be changed because it is a pediatric patient. As we'll discuss in this course, knowing the signs and symptoms and different treatment methods is key to answering a pediatric emergency call.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60
