Course Description
This course is designed for health care providers. There are three theory modules in this course:
- Recognition of the seriously ill child
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Learning objectives for Recognition of the seriously ill child:
- Outline the pathways leading to cardiorespiratory arrest in children
- Summarise the anatomical and physiological differences between adults and children
- Identify the skills required for recognition, assessment and management of the critically ill child using a structured DRSABCDEFG approach
Learning objectives for Basic life support (BLS)
- Identify the indications for BLS in paediatrics
- Explain the appropriate actions for DRSABCDE
- Discuss safe and effective use of the automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Describe the management of a foreign body airway obstruction (FBOA)
Learning objectives for Advanced life support (ALS)
- Outline the principles of cardiac arrest management
- Apply the ANZCOR ALS algorithm to the management of cardiac arrest
- Explain the skills of airway management and manual defibrillation
- Identify the medications used in cardiac arrest
- Discuss the essential skills required to effectively function as part of an emergency response team.