Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) is a program created by the

American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. It is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. The AAP has published hundreds of poli ...

and the

American College of Emergency Physicians The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is a professional organization of emergency medicine physicians in the United States. ACEP publishes the '' Annals of Emergency Medicine and the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physi ...

to teach health care providers how to take care of sick children.

Pediatric assessment triangle

The pediatric assessment triangle is one of the core components of the APLS instruction course. Assessment of a sick child is based on a quick examination of their

appearance Appearance may refer to: * Visual appearance, the way in which objects reflect and transmit light * Human physical appearance, what someone looks like * ''Appearances'' (film), a 1921 film directed by Donald Crisp * Appearance (philosophy), or ...

breathing Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the rhythmical process of moving air into ( inhalation) and out of ( exhalation) the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxy ...

, and circulation. The appearance is determined by an examination of

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, how

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the child is, if they are consolable, their

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, and the quality of their speech or cry. Sunday, 15 August 2021

Topics discussed

* Pediatric Assessment * Pediatric Airway in Health and Disease * Shock * Cardiovascular System * Central Nervous System * Trauma * Child Maltreatment * Nontraumatic Surgical Emergencies * Nontraumatic Orthopedic Emergencies * Medical Emergencies * Neonatal Emergencies * Procedural Sedation and Analgesia * Children With Special Health Care Needs ---- * PALS Essentials * ED and Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies * Metabolic Disease * Environmental Emergencies * Toxicology * Interface With EMS * Disaster Management * Preparedness for Acts of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism * Ambulatory Orthopedics in the ED * Medical-Legal Considerations * Imaging Strategies and Considerations * Office Procedures * Critical Procedures

Pediatric assessment triangle

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