Managing Pediatric Trauma: Interventions
Managing Pediatric Trauma: Interventions is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Course Originally Released on: 03/06/2022
Date of Most Recent Review: 3/6/2022
Course Termination/ Update Date: 12/31/2025
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
This course is intended to provide nurses with knowledge on interventions for pediatric trauma, including injuries to the head, chest, abdominal cavity, and extremities. Interventions for asphyxiation, drowning, burns, and electrical shock will also be presented. This course is the second part of the Managing Pediatric Trauma series. The first course in this series is Managing Pediatric Trauma: Assessment.
The goal of this course is to equip nurses with knowledge of interventions for managing pediatric trauma, including asphyxiation, drowning, burns, electrical shock, as well as injuries to the head, chest, abdominal cavity, and extremities.
Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• 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.