The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) hosted Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) course combines expert-developed lectures with interactive skill stations to train non-intensivists and other healthcare professionals to recognize critical illness and initiate care for the critically ill pediatric patient. The course addresses fundamental management principles for the first 24 hours of post-resuscitation management of the critically ill pediatric patient until transfer or appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged and is recommended for any healthcare professional who may encounter a critically ill or injured pediatric patient. Lectures: • Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation • Cardiovascular Evaluation and Pediatric Shock • Fluids, Electrolytes, and Metabolic Disorders • Pediatric Neurologic Emergencies • Postoperative Management • Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade Skills Stations: • Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction • Mechanical Ventilation • Pediatric Transport • Sedation • Radiology/Invasive Devices • Advanced Integration Scenarios
Lesson Goal At the end of this 2-hour professional development seminar, EMS instructors will be able to use the breadth and depth terminology to determine what needs to be taught in their curriculum, and how to allocate time and resources within a course, in order to adapt to the changing level of rigor and expectation of EMS students. Objectives Evaluate the relationship between breadth of knowledge and depth of knowledge, given definitions of each, such that the level of student performance is determined. Articulate the importance of targeting depth and breadth in lesson planning, given information about the changes in national certification testing, such that a valuing of planning processes is demonstrated. Locations: All in-person sessions will be held at the Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy, 98 Smokey Bear Blvd, Concord, NH 03301. Links to the online sessions will be sent out the week prior to the start date. Portions of sessions may be recorded and made available online at a later date. Workshops require participants to bring an element of their practice to work on. Course Contact: For more information about these sessions, contact Max Dodge, FSTEMS Curriculum Administrator at, Peter.M.Dodge@dos.nh.gov or (603) 369-7980 .
Presented by the NH Office of the Attorney General, this training provides an overview of abuse, neglect and exploitation laws in NH and the mandate to report to adult protective services. Learn what to look for, and how to document and testify to what you observed. Real case examples will be shared to enhance the learning experience.