Advanced Pediatric Life Support
Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) is a program created by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians to teach health care providers how to take care of sick children.[1]
Pediatric assessment triangle
The pediatric assessment triangle is one of the core components of the APLS instruction course. Assessment of a sick child is based on a quick examination of their appearance, breathing, and circulation.[2] The appearance is determined by an examination of tone, how interactive the child is, if they are consolable, their gaze, and the quality of their speech or cry.
Topics discussed
- Pediatric Assessment
- Pediatric Airway in Health and Disease
- Shock
- Cardiovascular System
- Central Nervous System
- Trauma
- Child Maltreatment
- Nontraumatic Surgical Emergencies
- Nontraumatic Orthopedic Emergencies
- Medical Emergencies
- Neonatal Emergencies
- Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
- Children With Special Health Care Needs
- PALS Essentials
- ED and Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies
- Metabolic Disease
- Environmental Emergencies
- Toxicology
- Interface With EMS
- Disaster Management
- Preparedness for Acts of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism
- Ambulatory Orthopedics in the ED
- Medical-Legal Considerations
- Imaging Strategies and Considerations
- Office Procedures
- Critical Procedures
See also
References
- ^ "APLS Online".
- ^ Susan Fuchs; Marianne Gausche-Hill; Loren Yamamoto (2007). The pediatric emergency medicine resource. Boston: Jones & Bartlett. p. 25. ISBN 0-7637-4414-X.
Further reading
- Susan Fuchs; Marianne Gausche-Hill; Loren Yamamoto (2007). The pediatric emergency medicine resource. Boston: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN 0-7637-4414-X.