Prehospital personnel can think of few things as challenging as serious pediatric trauma. With shootings and child abuse reaching epidemic proportions, it is essential that EMTs and Paramedics be familiar with this essential information. This interactive presentation will focus on the scope, prehospital assessment, and treatment of these, our smallest citizens.

Among the topics:

- Child Abuse

- Head, Chest and Abdominal Trauma

- Prehospital Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation

- New Treatment Modalities

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation the student will be able to:

- Explain the differences in trauma presentations between adults and children

- Discuss the assessment of the traumatized child

- Compare and contrast the changes in treatment modalities from adults to children

- List the signs of hypovolemic shock in a child

- Discuss the on scene treatment priorities in pediatric trauma

- Discuss the in-hospital treatment priorities in pediatric trauma