Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is a vital subspecialty that focuses on the care of critically ill or injured children in an emergency department setting. The importance of learning PEM cannot be overstated, as children are not simply small adults; they have unique physiological responses to illness and injury, requiring specialized knowledge and skills for appropriate management.
Mastery of pediatric emergency care ensures that healthcare providers can rapidly assess and manage pediatric cases with age-appropriate techniques and interventions, which is crucial given that life-threatening situations requiring resuscitation in pediatric populations are rare, and retention of knowledge and skills is essential for effective intervention.
| TIME | PROGRAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30-9 am | PREM Process | |
| 9-10.30 am | Lecture: Recognition of critical illness in the OPD How to recognize cytokine storm induced organ dysfunction in children brought for fever to the OPD using the PREM Process. | |
| 10.30-10.45am | Coffee break | |
| 10.45-11.15 am | Lecture: Stridor | • How to approach a child presenting with stridor/respiratory distress. • Take focused history, Perform mRCPCA, document, interpret and derive PREM triangle to recognize severity of hypoxia and cardiovascular dysfunction. • Recognition and management (large volume or small volume ), inotrope/ intubation triggers |
| 11.15-11.45 am | Lecture: Respiratory distress | |
| 11.45-12.30 am | Lecture: Shock | |
| 12.30-1.00 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1.00 – 1. 45 pm | Lecture: Team approach: Unresponsive child with abnormal neurological movements | |
| Skills: | ||
| 1.45 – 1.15 pm | 1st responder Demonstrate: How to manage the airway and breathing? How to ask focused history | |
| 1.15-1. 45 pm | How to perform assessment/ document/ interpret vital signs/ Derive physiological status. How to plan total volume of fluid bolus/ anti-fit meds | |
| Lecture: | ||
| 1. 45- 2. 15 | PREM Approach -Trauma | |
| Skill: | ||
| 2.15- 3.00 pm | Wrap up | |
Who Should Attend:
Emergency Physicians and Pediatricians
How to register:
Make payment to the following account and share the details with the respective coordinator given for that city schedule.
Bank Details: Society For Emergency Medicine-India
Account: 9210100490480551, IFSC: UTIB0000030
