EMS PRE-HOSPITAL EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ASTHMA IN CHILDREN

Course overview

ASTHMA IS THE MOST COMMON CHRONIC CHILDHOOD DISEASE AND A FREQUENT REASON FOR PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES' (EMS) PREHOSPITAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PEDIATRIC ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS, AND DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING TOGETHER TO MANAGING THIS CONDITION.