Developed by
the American Academy of Pediatrics, PEPP (Pediatric Education for
Pre-hospital Professionals) is an exciting curriculum designed
specifically to teach pre-hospital professionals how to better
assess and manage ill or injured children. The BLS course is a
1-day (8-hour) curriculum. The ALS course is a 2-day
(16-hour) curriculum.
Graduates of
the March 2003 ALS PEPP class
Built into the
PEPP program is lots of hands-on practical training. In
addition to the excellent lecture material presented, students
spend a great deal of time practicing newly acquired skills as
well as sharpening their current skills in treating
children.
At the end of each class, students must put it all together and
participate in a mega-code child birth/resuscitation scenario
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Students simulate
running a full code on an infant complete with
intubation, Intraosseous infusion, drug administration and CPR.
Students simulate
child delivery in the field complete with gushing amniotic fluid,
meconium staining and umbilical obstruction
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