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Basic Life Support Provider: Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals

Author(s): American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763755874
  • Paperback    332 pages      © 2009
Price: International Sales $49.95 US List
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Overview

Basic Life Support Provider: Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (BLS PEPP) is a comprehensive source of prehospital medical information for the emergency care of infants and children. BLS PEPP is designed to give First Responders and EMT-Basics the education, skills, and confidence they need to effectively treat pediatric patients. Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, BLS PEPP specifically teaches prehospital professionals how to better assess and manage ill or injured children.

BLS PEPP combines complete medical content with dynamic features and an interactive course to better prepare prehospital professionals for the field.

Visit the Additional Resources link to view a sample chapter from the textbook.

Click here to view Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professional, Second Edition (PEPP).

Interactive Course

PEPP is a comprehensive, innovative, and highly visual course with:

  • Case-based lectures
  • Live action video
  • Hands-on stations
  • Small group scenarios

The one-day BLS course is geared towards First Responders and EMT-Basics. Visit us online at www.PEPPsite.com.

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Features Include:

  • Case Studies start students thinking about how they would treat a similar case in the field.
  • Procedures provide written step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important BLS pediatric skills.
  • PAT Triangle represents the essence of the PEPP patient method, which includes assessing appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to the skin.
  • Patient Assessment Flowchart provides students with an easy-to-understand reference of the pediatric patient assessment process.

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Table of Contents

1. Pediatric Assessment
2. Using a Developmental Approach
3. Respiratory Emergencies
4. Cardiovascular Emergencies
5. Medical Emergencies
6. Trauma
7. Toxic Emergencies
8. Children in Disasters
9. Emergency Delivery and Newborn Stabilization
10. Children with Special Health Care Needs
11. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Death of a Child
12. Child Maltreatment
13. Medicolegal and Ethical Considerations
14. Transportation Considerations
15. Making a Difference: What Can We Do?


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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has approximately 55,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Members include pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists. The mission of the AAP is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

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      Instructor Resources

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      For your convenience, you can use the same Instructor Resources available with the PEPP, Second Edition program with Basic Life Support Provider: Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals.

       

      For a detailed list of the materials available, click here.

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