Description:
No one expects an emergency: Preparing
for the unexpected or maybe expected
Overview
Hours are spent training and practicing emergency procedures for
adults but totally ignored is a large percentage patient population, children.
Emergencies don’t only happen in sedated patients; they can occur in children at
any time. Do you have the training and the specific equipment needed to treat
and stabilize children? This course will review identification, recognition and
treatment of medical and sedation emergencies. By understanding the unique
physiology and anatomy of the pediatric patient, prevention of an emergency
becomes and important component of emergency care. A child specific emergency
kit setup will also be discussed.
After completing this course, you
will be able to:
• Develop a pediatric appropriate emergency
kit
• Understand pediatric anatomy and physiology and why emergencies are
unique in children
• Develop and train staff for emergency preparedness
•
Recognize and manage airway issues in children early in order to stabilize and
provide definitive treatment
• Manage vomiting, allergic reactions, overdoses
of local anesthetic and anaphylaxis
• Understand the need for frequent
emergency training for doctors and staff
Looking for Part
2?
Sedation and Medical Emergencies in Children: Part
2
Instructor
David Rothman, D.D.S., is a Board Certified
Pediatric Dentist practicing in SF and Associate Clinical Professor at CWRU. He
completed GP and Anesthesia Residencies prior to his Pediatric training at UCSF.
Past Chair of Pediatric Dentistry at UOP he is active in organized dentistry and
is a member of OKU, Pierre Fauchard, ICD and ACD.
