Paediatric Immediate Life Support Provider Course
General information
Learning outcomes
The PILS course aims to provide healthcare staff with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to:
Understand the structured ABCDE approach that facilitates
rapid recognition of seriously ill children
Provide appropriate initial treatment interventions to prevent
cardiorespiratory arrest
Treat children in respiratory or cardiorespiratory arrest until the
arrival of a resuscitation team or more experienced assistance
Become members of a paediatric resuscitation team
Pre-course preparation
The course is run over one day and is mainly delivered as hands-on practical skill stations and workshops and one lecture. The manual should be forwarded two weeks before the start of the course and the candidate is advised to study this thoroughly. Assessment on the course is continuous in nature and copies of the assessment forms should be forwarded to the candidate with their manual.
Practical Stations
ABCDE assessment
BLS and choking
Airway management and ventilation
BLS with adjuncts
Emergency circulatory access, fluid administration and medications
Paediatric ALS algorithm and management of cardiorespiratory arrest
Simulation practice
Optional targeted training
Demonstrations
Initial ABCDE assessment and interventions
Lecture
Recognition and initial management of the seriously ill child
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This page last updated: 2 July 2012