EPR Shock in Pediatric Patients (ALS)

Course overview

This interactive lecture discusses how children in shock or a hypoperfusion state present differently than an adult. Emergencies involving shock, or inadequate perfusion, may be the result of hypovolemia, increased vascular permeability, cardiac failure, output obstruction, or a combination of any or all of these causes. When caring for pediatric patients, EMS practitioners should maintain should a high index of suspicion of shock due to history and mechanism of injury. Early recognition and rapid interventions are key in treating shock and preventing the progression to decompensated shock.