Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Plus®: Child Abuse

Description

The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Plus®: Child Abuse module covers the concepts and interventions related to pediatric child abuse. Content includes topics such as recognition of risk for abuse, understanding gross-motor development, recognition of “red flags,” distinguishing bruising patterns, burn characteristics, and recognition of potential exposure to illicit substances.

After successfully completing the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Plus®: Child Abuse module, students should be able to:

• Recognize signs and symptoms associated with physical abuse in infants and children
• Describe the appropriate approach to the diagnostic evaluation for physical abuse in infants and children
• Demonstrate systems-based components of caring for an infant or a child with physical abuse
• Recognize patient presentations suggestive of human trafficking

 

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