Open AccessPaediatric Life Support by Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia: Course Review
Author(s) -
Shan Macfarlane,
J. W. Pearce
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australasian journal of paramedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2202-7270
DOI - 10.33151/ajp.18.947
Subject(s) - life support , basic life support , medicine , session (web analytics) , advanced life support , health professionals , critically ill , defibrillation , life saving , life course approach , medical emergency , medical education , intensive care medicine , psychology , health care , resuscitation , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , emergency medicine , developmental psychology , computer science , world wide web , economics , economic growth , cardiology
The Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia Paediatric Life Support course is designed to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured paediatrics treated by healthcare professionals. It is comprised of pre-reading, online learning and a one-day face-to-face session that covers basic life support, airway management, cardiac rhythm recognition and defibrillation, intraosseous access and recognition of the seriously injured and ill child. This paper reviews the course and concludes that it should be considered as part of the continuing professional development requirements for paramedics.