This program addresses the main aspects of pediatric trauma emergencies, so that you will be able to deal with all the situations that occur on a regular basis and that can compromise the child patient’s life. Learn how to identify, initially treat and refer pediatric patients with emergency trauma pathologies”

Like other medical specialties and subspecialties, pediatric emergencies have reached a development of progressive specialization in recent years. Physicians working in pediatric emergency care services must be able to provide comprehensive initial care to pediatric patients, basing their actions on the latest scientific evidence.

For this reason knowledge must be constantly updated through programs aimed at reinforcing their functions, both in recognizing and initially resolving the emergency, and in focusing, orienting and correctly directing situations in the face of pathologies that can be delayed.

The preparation of the pediatric trauma emergency department physician should include updating on diagnostic and therapeutic techniques such as airway management and the approach to peripheral and central airways, to ensure rapid and safe care in all pediatric ages. In addition, it should include organizational aspects of pediatric emergency services and the provision of personnel and material, with emphasis on their differential characteristics.

This program offers physicians updated specialization on the most frequent cardiac pediatric emergencies, establishing the keys for pediatric patient care, with severe trauma and the approach to the different diagnostic and treatment techniques of emergency trauma care in the pediatric age.

Scientific evidence increases the quality of medical care. Keeping up to date is key to providing better patient care in life-threatening emergencies”

This postgraduate diploma in Pediatric Trauma is the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Clinical cases presented by experts. Graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents, with which they are conceived, gather scientific and assistance information on medical disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Latest diagnostic and therapeutic developments in the most frequent pediatric emergencies; it also incorporates new contents: minor surgery techniques, intoxications, sedoanalgesia in emergencies, etc
• Practical workshops on procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the presented clinical situations
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate diploma may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge of Pediatric Trauma, you will obtain a qualification from TECH Technological University”

Its teaching staff includes leading pediatricians, who bring to this train the experience of their work, as well as other specialists in the various fields of emergency medical care.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the physician must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in pediatric emergencies with extensive teaching experience.

Increase your decision-making confidence by updating your knowledge in treating pediatric patients with severe trauma through this postgraduate diploma"

This program offers training in simulated environments, which provides an immersive learning experience designed to train for real-life situations"

The program is geared toward a review of the main aspects in pediatric trauma management in the emergency department, based on scientific evidence and the experience of renowned professionals in the field of critical care.

This refresher program will generate a sense of security when practising medicine, which will help you grow both personally and professionally” 

General Objective

• Update physicians in pediatric trauma care and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for pediatric patients with urgent trauma pathology, in order to provide emergency care to improve the prognosis of the child and attention to the family

Specific Objectives

• Identify key signs and triage patients according to the different triage systems
• Describe critical pediatric patient transport systems
• Review the different routes of drug administration and their indication in each case
• Establish capnography and pulse oximetry procedures, as well as review indications for oxygen therapy in pediatric patients according to the latest scientific evidence
• Identify the main aspects of pediatric airway establishment, rapid intubation sequence, difficult airway and new facilitator devices
• Establish the phases, characteristics and development of the sedoanalgesia procedure
• Incorporate intraosseous puncture as a frequently used technique in pediatric emergency  departments
• Review the protocols for dealing with infant deaths
• Review the diagnostic process, assessment and care of pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury
• Incorporate into medical practice the evaluation and treatment priorities in traumatized children and the characteristics of pediatric patients in general
• Develop and practice the sequences in the different workshops on mobilization and immobilization of trauma patients, functional bandaging, casting and reduction of painful pronation
• Update diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to safely resolve potentially dangerous situations