Health Care Providers are a scarce resource, especially those who are trained to work with children.   In an emergency, Alaskan children will need help and you might be the only person available!  

            Whether you are a pediatric provider or not, if you are interested in helping Alaska's children and improving your pediatric emergency education, take a look at the courses below.   There are a wide range of options to choose from and more in development, all of which will make Alaska a safer place for its children.

Alaska's children want you to help them in a disaster, here is your chance to know how.

Alaska's Medical Emergency Preparedness - Pediatrics (MEP-P) Project is promoting pediatric emergency education to all interested health care providers.

MEP-P Developed Training
The four 1 hour self study modules below are available in print and on CD-ROM in the MEP-P JIT Training Manual. Please contact Linda Oxley or LeMay Hupp to learn more and request a free manual. CEUs are available.

Pediatric Assessment for Occasional Peds Providers .ppt
1 hour presentation developed by MEP-P members Maj. Jennifer Thomas and Linda Oxley to familiarize adult health care providers with pediatric emergencies. Also related to this presentation: Peds Assessment Chart .pdf for Pediatric Assessment Triangle, Peds Equipment Sizing Chart .doc

Children in Crisis: Basics of Disaster Behavioral Health-Online Version .ppt
Children in Crisis - Health Stream Version .doc
1 hour presentation in development from MEP-P member Bobbi O'Kelley to inform health care providers of symptoms and therapies for children who have been behaviorally affected by a disaster. The "Health Stream Version" is a simplification for use in the Health Stream hospital online training system.

Newport HT50 Ventilator Orientation and Training .ppt
By Alaskan RT Ed DeForest, this module is a guide for a wide range of HCPs from health aides to physicians who come in contact with the Newport HT50 portable ventilator. The module includes basic information about ventilatory support as well.
www.newportnmi.com/HT50.asp

START and JumpSTART Disaster Triage: The Basics
by the Newport Beach Fire Department, Hoag Hospital and noted pediatric emergency specialist Dr. Lou Romig adapted by LeMay Hupp, RN, MPH, to a self study module format. Included are examples of triage situations, victims and tags as well as a description of Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) triage in general and a specific triage system developed by Dr. Romig for children.
www.jumpstarttriage.com

MEP-P Recommended Existing Course
PEPP - Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals
The MEP-P Curriculum Workgroup recommends this course from the American Academy of Pediatrics as the basis for improving pediatric emergency education in Alaska.

PEPP Instructors Directory
Enter your state or zip code to find certified PEPP instructors in your area.

Other Existing Pediatric Emergency Courses
APLS - Advanced Pediatric Life Support
Comprehensive emergency life support course from AAP.

Caring for a Sick Child in a Non-Pediatric Setting .pdf
A 2004 article from Nursing to acquaint non-peds providers with peds medical issues.

ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
Schedule for courses in Alaska, fulfills PALS requirements.

JumpSTART Triage and other lectures
Catalog of lectures by Dr. Lou Romig on various pediatric topics.

Multi Med Alaska Emergency Services Training
Offering many certification courses from basic CPR to EMT.

NDLS - National Disaster Life Support
A spectrum of online and classroom courses developed for improving general medical disaster knowledge.

NRP - Neonatal Resucitation Program
AAP's basic course on recognizing infant asphyxia.

PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
The AHA's course for pediatric and emergency providers.

PDLS - Pediatric Disaster Life Support
A syllabus for the U of Mass. developed program.

PEARS - Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization
A course from AHA for occasional pediatric providers.

PEARS FAQ Sheet
Frequently Asked Questions about this course.

PedFACTS - Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers
A basic course from AAP for non-health professionals.

STABLE - Sugar, Temp, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab work, Emotional support
Newborn emergency stabilization program.

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